bring a fire under control Firefighters took more than an hour to bring the fire under control. phrases be on fire (=be burning ) The whole house was on fire within minutes. something is damaged/destroyed by fire The school was badly damaged by fire. a fire spreads The fire spread to the house next door. a fire rages/blazes (=it burns strongly for a long time over a large area ) Fires were raging in the forest near Magleby. a fire goes out (=it stops burning ) After several hours, the fire eventually went out. a fire breaks out (=it starts suddenly ) A fire broke out in the engine room. a fire burns The fire was burning more strongly every minute. fight a fire (=try to make a fire stop burning ) Further attempts to fight the fire were abandoned. put out a fire ( also extinguish a fire formal ) (=stop a fire burning ) Firemen successfully extinguished the fire. something catches fire (=it starts burning ) The boat caught fire and sank. set fire to something/set something on fire (=make something start burning ) A candle fell over, setting fire to the curtains. → be in the line of fire 5 → be/come under fire 6 emotion EMOTIONAL a very strong emotion that makes you want to think about nothing else fire of the fire of religious fanaticism 7 → fire in your belly 8 → be on fire 9 → light a fire under somebody 10 → go through fire (and water) (for somebody) 11 → fire and brimstone → ceasefire, → add fuel to the fire/flames, → fight fire with fire, → get on like a house on fire, → hang fire, → play with fire, → set the world on fire, → there’s no smoke without fire COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things verbs start a fire The fire may have been started by a cigarette. The rebels agreed to hold their fire (=not shoot ). These women did vital work, often under enemy fire. turn the fire up/down (=make it hotter or colder ) 4 shooting SHOOT shots fired from a gun, especially many guns at the same time Troops opened fire on (=started shooting at ) the demonstrators. 3 heating equipment British English DHF a machine that produces heat to warm a room, using gas or electricity as power a gas fire an electric fire turn the fire on/off Turn on the fire, I’m cold.
They dried their clothes in front of an open fire. by the fire/in front of the fire Come and sit by the fire. The fire was still smouldering in the grate (=there was a little smoke and it had almost stopped burning ). They all sat around the camp fire, singing songs. Can you help me light the fire? The fire has almost gone out (=stopped burning ). Grammar ✗ Don’t say: in fire 2 flames for heating/cooking etc FIRE burning material used to heat a room, cook food etc, or get rid of things you do not want You put up the tent and I’ll make a fire. on fire (=burning ) Within minutes, the entire building was on fire. Rioters set fire to a whole row of stores (=made them start burning ). Police think that the fire was started deliberately. Thirty people died in a fire in downtown Chicago. S1 W1 noun 1 flames that destroy things FIRE uncontrolled flames, light, and heat that destroy and damage things The warehouse was completely destroyed by fire.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English fire fire 1 / faɪə $ faɪr /
0 kommentar(er)
