Word · Frequency #48819
firefighting
交火；进行枪战
firefighting is the present participle of firefight.
核心释义
to take part in a gun battle
- 1.
参与交火
To engage in a firefight.
参与交火；交火；火战
用法In use
The soldiers firefought with the rebels until reinforcements arrived.
用法提示：firefought 是 firefight 的过去式，表示‘交火、进行枪战’。
The patrol firefights whenever it meets armed gunmen near the checkpoint.
用法提示：firefights 是 firefight 的第三人称单数形式，描述经常发生的情况。
The troops were firefighting in the ruined streets when the ceasefire was announced.
用法提示：firefighting 是 firefight 的现在分词，与 were 构成过去进行时。
firefight with sb
with 后接交火的对手。
The patrol firefought with heavily armed smugglers near the border.
巡逻队与全副武装的走私犯在边境附近交火。
firefight over sth
over 表示争夺的目标或原因。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- firefight with enemy troops
- 与敌军交火
- The unit was ordered to firefight with enemy troops if they entered the zone.后接交战对象
- firefight at close range
- 近距离交火
- In dense urban areas, soldiers may have to firefight at close range.后接距离/方式
- firefight in the streets
- 在街头交火
- The rebels firefought in the streets until nightfall.后接地点
- firefight for hours
- 交火数小时
- The troops firefought for hours before the ceasefire took hold.后接持续时间
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆联想：fire（枪火）+ fight（战斗）组合成 firefight，意思就是互相用枪火战斗，即交火、枪战。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：military operations、war reporting、military history 该动词义通常用于军事、战地报道或历史叙述等正式语境，多表示参与交火。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
The first syllable /faɪr/ rhymes with 'fire'; the second syllable /faɪt/ rhymes with 'fight', 'light', 'might', 'sight', 'flight'. Note that 'fire' ends with /r/ and the -ight words end with /t/.
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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