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fire sb (from sth) / fire sb for sth
fire sb 后常接 for + 原因或 from + 职位。
The company fired him for being late.
公司因为他迟到解雇了他。
射击；开火；发射
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射击；开火；发射
to shoot a gun or other weapon, or to launch a missile or rocket
The company fired him for being late.
公司因为他迟到解雇了他。
点燃(某物,通常是建筑物)。
To set (something, often a building) on fire.
加热(如陶瓷、金属物品等),但不点燃
To heat as with fire, but without setting on fire, as ceramic, metal objects, etc.
通过点火驱赶
To drive away by setting a fire.
终止(员工)的雇佣合同,尤其是因不当行为、不称职或表现不佳。
To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), especially for cause (such as misconduct, incompetence, or poor performance).
fire
Base
原形
fires
3rd person
第三人称单数
firing
-ing
现在分词
fired
Past
过去式
fired
Past participle
过去分词
He fires a warning shot.
他鸣枪示警。
She fired the employee yesterday.
她昨天解雇了那名员工。
They are firing the pottery in the kiln.
他们正在窑里烧制陶器。
动词'fire'有'开枪'、'解雇'、'烧制'等含义。
The company fired several employees last week.
公司上周解雇了几名员工。
The soldier fired his weapon at the target.
士兵向目标开火。
The potter is firing the clay vase in the kiln.
陶工正在窑里烧制陶罐。
fire sb 后常接 for + 原因或 from + 职位。
The company fired him for being late.
公司因为他迟到解雇了他。
fire at 表示朝目标射击，也可用 fire on sb/sth。
The police fired at the suspect.
警察向嫌疑人开枪。
Not this
The company decided to hire the manager because of poor performance.
Use this
The company decided to fire the manager because of poor performance.
错误：把'fire'误用为'hire'，两者拼写和发音相似但意思相反。'fire'表示'解雇'，'hire'表示'雇佣'。根据句意（业绩不佳），应使用'fire'。
Not this
She was fired of her job after the incident.
Use this
She was fired from her job after the incident.
错误：介词使用不当。在被动语态中，'be fired'后应接'from'表示'从...被解雇'，而非'of'。'fire from'是固定搭配。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
解雇某人
The company fired him for poor performance.
公司因表现不佳解雇了他。
开枪
The soldier fired a gun during the training.
士兵在训练中开了一枪。
射击；开一枪
He fired a shot into the air to signal for help.
他向空中开了一枪以发出求救信号。
发射导弹
The navy fired a missile at the target.
海军向目标发射了一枚导弹。
开始吧（尤指提问或说话）
Do you have any questions? Fire away.
你有什么问题吗？尽管问吧。
快速发出（信件、消息等）
He fired off an email to the manager.
他迅速给经理发了一封电子邮件。
点燃；激发（热情）
The coach's speech fired up the team.
教练的讲话激发了全队的士气。
你被解雇了！
A famous catchphrase from the reality TV show The Apprentice, said by Donald Trump when eliminating a contestant.
来自真人秀《学徒》的著名台词，唐纳德·特朗普在淘汰参赛者时说这句话。
随意开火！
A military command ordering soldiers to shoot without waiting for further orders, commonly used in war films.
军事命令，指示士兵无需等待指令即可开火，常见于战争电影中。
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联想“fire”（火）→ 解雇如被火烧掉工作，开枪时枪口喷火。
register: informal; typical settings: workplace conversations, business news; note_zh: “解雇”义项通常用于非正式场合，比较常见于职场日常交流或媒体报道中。
作动词可及物或不及物，意为解雇、点燃、开枪等。
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