fire-eater
英 ['faiəi:tə]
美
- n. 吞火魔术师；脾气暴躁的人
英英释义
- 1. a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires
- 2. a belligerent grouch
- 3. a performer who pretends to swallow fire
实用场景例句
- Circus manager: Never mind, just bring the fire - eater!
- 马戏团老板: 不要紧, 去把吞火人找来.
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双语例句
- 1. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
- 他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute.
- 委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. If something's a sure-fire hit then Radio One will play it.
- 如果哪首歌一定会火，那么第一频道肯定会播出。
来自柯林斯例句
- 4. Legs of pork were cured and smoked over the fire.
- 在火上熏制猪腿。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. Don't leave a child alone in a room with an open fire.
- 房间里有裸露的明火时，不要让孩子独处其中。
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英文词源
- fire-eater (n.)
- 1670s, "juggler who appears to swallow fire as part of an act," from fire (n.) + eater. From 1804 as "person of irascible or recklessly defiant disposition;" especially in U.S. history in reference to vehement Southern partizans (1851). Perhaps due to the extended senses, fire-swallower began to be used for the original sense by 1883. Related: Fire-eating.
词态变化
复数: fire-eaters;