firing

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈfaɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/    美 /ˈfaɪ.ɚ.ɪŋ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery. countable,uncountable
    — After the pots have been glazed, they go back into the kiln for a second firing.
  2. The fuel for a fire. countable,uncountable
    — No more dams I’ll make for fish; Nor fetch in firing At requiring […]
  3. The act of adding fuel to a fire. countable,uncountable
    — One driver told him that a fireman who did not know the route might easily go "over the side" between Corby and Harringworth, unless warned beforehand of the reverse curves; he himself, in his firing days, used to try so to plan his firing that it was unnecessary to add any more coal while passing over this stretch at speed.
  4. The discharge of a gun or other weapon. countable,uncountable
    — […] they fir’d several Times, making other Signals for the Boat. At last, when all their Signals and Firings prov’d fruitless, and they found the Boat did not stir, we saw them by the Help of my Glasses, hoist another Boat out, and row towards the Shore […]
  5. The dismissal of someone from a job due to poor work performance. countable,uncountable
    — Even the most seasoned analysts of British politics were struck by the brutality of Ms. May’s hirings and firings.
  6. Cauterization. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of fire form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

firings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
biscuit firing co-firing firing iron firing line firing party firing pin firing point firing range firing solution firing squad nonfiring oil firing overfiring quiet firing superfiring test firing underfiring

词源

词源 1
By surface analysis, fire + -ing.
词源 2
By surface analysis, fire + -ing.
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