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Firing

职场 “mass firing” 指大规模裁员;军事 firing squad 指行刑队;陶瓷 kiln firing 指窑烧。口语 “He’s firing questions” 表示连珠炮式提问,与解雇无关。

  1. “The company announced another round of firing.” (公司宣布又一轮裁员。)
  2. “We heard firing in the distance.” (我们听到远处有枪声。)
  3. “The firing of the glaze took twelve hours.” (釉料烧制花了十二小时。)

“Fire” 为古英语原生词 fȳr,动词义由“点火”扩展至“发射”“解雇”。

fire + -ing;过去式 fired,名词 fire。

新闻 “firing of the CEO” 指高层被解职;体育教练 “firing after a losing season” 常见;陶瓷 “high-temperature firing” 为工艺术语。

  • 固定搭配: “mass firing” (大规模解雇), “firing range” (靶场), “firing squad” (行刑队)

fire 一词三义:火、开枪、开除——firing 是这些动作的进行态。

“During the kiln firing, no one was allowed to open the door.” (窑烧期间不许任何人开门。)