fireball

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈfaɪəbɔːl/    美 /ˈfaɪəɹˌbɔl/|/-ɑl/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion, or (fiction, mythology) thrown as a weapon.
    — He placed his arms in a blocking position, but even so, the fireball threw all three of them, Kylie, Percival, and Kelly, onto the wall.
  2. A feisty, strong-willed person. figuratively,informal
    — But ſure in a family it bodeth moſt bad, vvhen tvvo firebals (huſbands and vvives anger) come both together.
  3. Synonym of fastball (“a high-speed pitch of a baseball”). figuratively
  4. A bright glow caused by a spacecraft re-entering an atmosphere.
  5. A meteor bright enough to cast shadows; a bolide.
    — [page 1] There ſeem to be three concentric ſtrata of our incumbent atmoſphere; in vvhich, or betvveen them, are produced four kinds of meteors; lightning, ſhooting ſtars, fire-balls, and northern lights. […] [page 2] Dr. [Charles] Blagden has related the hiſtory of another large meteor, or fire-ball, vvhich vvas ſeen the 18th of Auguſt, 1783, vvith many ingenious obſervations and conjectures.
  6. A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
  7. A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight. historical
    — [T]he ſlingers and archers together, vvith others alſo tumbling dovvne huge ſtones, vvith firebrands and fireballs, ſet them further off.
  8. A bag or ball filled with combustible material which is thrown as a weapon or to set something alight.; A charge depicting a disc-shaped bombshell with flames emitted from the top, or sometimes from the top, bottom, and on either side. historical
  9. An emanation of St. Elmo's fire; also (later), of ball lightning. obsolete
    — [T]here vvas ſuch a Tempeſt & thunder vvith great firebals of lightning, that the vault of the church brake, and halfe the Chancell vvas carried avvay.
  10. A ball-shaped firelighter (“small block of a flammable substance, typically a combination of sawdust and wax, used to light fires”). obsolete
  11. A ball of heat-resistant material placed in a fire to slow down the burning of the fuel. obsolete
  12. A statement intended to cause dissension or as a provocation. figuratively,obsolete
动词 v.
  1. To attack (someone or something) with balls of fire. transitive
  2. To explode in a ball of fire or flame. intransitive
    — The car swerved off a road, hit a wall, and fireballed as the petrol tank exploded.
  3. To emerge suddenly; to explode. figuratively,intransitive
    — But the swoon was only brief. [Klay] Thompson scorched his way to 27 first-half points, the Warriors fireballed back into a 17-point lead and a statement half was sealed from the deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep left corner, early in the clock and without a dribble – vintage Klay, vintage Warriors.
  4. To pitch a baseball very fast. intransitive
形容词 adj.
  1. Excellent, terrific. not-comparable,slang
    — "Give us a hand," said Mack. "How's she look?" / "Fireball," said Eddie.

词形变化

fireballs plural fireballs present,singular,third-person fireballing participle,present fireballed participle,past fireballed past

词汇关系

衍生词
Earth-grazing fireball fireballer fireballing
相关词
ball of fire

词源

词源 1
The noun is derived from fire (noun) + ball (noun). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
词源 2
The noun is derived from fire (noun) + ball (noun). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
词源 3
The noun is derived from fire (noun) + ball (noun). The adjective and verb are derived from the noun.
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