Word
fire-eater
吞火表演者
核心释义
A performer who pretends to swallow fire.
- 1.
假装吞火的表演者。
A performer who pretends to swallow fire.
- 2.
好争吵或好斗的人。
A quarrelsome or belligerent person.
好斗者;爱吵架的人;假装吞火的表演者。;好争吵或好斗的人。;吞火魔术师;脾气暴躁的人
用法In use
The fire-eater amazed the crowd by blowing a huge flame from his mouth.
用法提示:此处 fire-eater 作名词,指吞火魔术师。
Don't argue with him; he's a real fire-eater and will lose his temper quickly.
用法提示:此处 fire-eater 作名词,指脾气暴躁的人。
The office is full of fire-eaters who can't stand any criticism.
用法提示:此处 fire-eater 的复数形式 fire-eaters,指多个脾气暴躁的人。
be a fire-eater
He was a fire-eater at the circus.
他在马戏团里是一名吞火魔术师。
act like a fire-eater
这里指脾气暴躁的人
相关词与表达Connections
易混词Confusing words
- fire-breather
- 喷火表演者 · fire-eater 强调吞火技巧,fire-breather 强调喷火技巧,两者表演方式不同。
- firebrand
- 煽动者;惹是生非的人 · fire-eater 指脾气暴躁的人,firebrand 指煽动他人的人,前者侧重个人易怒,后者侧重引起纷争。
词族Word family
- fire-eating
- 吞火的;好斗的 · adj.
- fire
- 火;火灾 · n.
学习提示Learner notes
语法说明Grammar Note
Plural form: fire-eaters.
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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