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。
- “The company announced another round of firing.” (公司宣布又一轮裁员。)
- “We heard firing in the distance.” (我们听到远处有枪声。)
- “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。)