Word · Frequency #19671
firehouse
消防站
a station that houses fire engines and firefighters
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n a station housing fire apparatus and firemen
消防站
In use
The children were excited to visit the firehouse for a school trip.
Our firehouse held an open house so neighbors could meet the firefighters.
The new firehouse has space for three fire trucks and a training room.
the firehouse + verb
firehouse 是可数名词,作主语时谓语动词用单数。
The firehouse stands at the corner of the street.
消防站矗立在街角。
at the firehouse
at the firehouse 表示地点,常作状语。
They serve dinner at the firehouse every Friday.
他们每周五在消防站供应晚餐。
to the firehouse
to the firehouse 表示移动方向,常与 go, walk, run 等动词连用。
We walked to the firehouse to see the fire engines.
我们步行去消防站看消防车。
Common mistakes
I saw a firehouse lying on the street.I saw a fire hose lying on the street.
Firehouse 指消防站(建筑),fire hose 指消防水带(设备)。两者拼写相近但语义不同;句子说“躺在地上”的是水带,所以应用 fire hose。
My uncle works in firehouse.My uncle works in a firehouse.
Firehouse 是可数名词,单数前需加冠词 a 或 the。汉语名词没有冠词,学习者易漏掉;此处泛指一座消防站,应加 a。
They are fighting the firehouse.They are fighting the house fire.
Firehouse(消防站)与 house fire(房屋火灾)词序相反,含义完全不同。“灭火”的对象是火灾即 house fire,firehouse 是建筑,不能作为 fighting 的宾语。
Connections
Collocations
- local firehouse
- 当地消防站
- The local firehouse is just two blocks from my house.当地的消防站离我家只有两个街区。
- volunteer firehouse
- 志愿者消防站
- The town has a volunteer firehouse on Main Street.镇上的主街上有一个志愿者消防站。
- visit the firehouse
- 参观消防站
- The class visited the firehouse.全班同学参观了消防站。
- old firehouse
- 旧消防站
- They converted the old firehouse into a restaurant.他们把旧消防站改造成了一家餐馆。
- firehouse siren
- 消防站警笛
- The firehouse siren rang at midnight.消防站的警笛在午夜响了起来。
Pop culture & quotes
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 firehouse 拆成 fire(火)+ house(房子),想象消防车从这座“救火的房子”里出发,就是消防站。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:everyday conversation、local news、community announcements firehouse 通常指消防站,与 fire station 同义,在美式英语中比较常见于日常口语和一般书面语,语气自然,不算十分正式。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都含有相同的结尾 -house,并且末尾读音相同,都是 /haʊs/。注意 firehouse 的重音在第一个音节(/ˈfaɪəhaʊs/),最后的 -house 读得较轻,不要把它读成单独成词的 house 那么重;另外,拼写上很像的 blouse 读作 /blaʊz/,以 /z/ 结尾,与 -house 不同。
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