| 词汇 | example_english_fire-engine |
| 释义 | Examples of fire engineThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. In one case, a driver took a fireengine through sniper alley to help people on the other side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If one has a fire and there are casualties, the ambulance is as essential as the fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that the fireengine is outside. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the fireengine or ambulance had been at the front of the queue the marchers would have let it through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it is used to clear the road, as in the case of a fireengine, it is quite a different thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It issues clear advice that its members should put on their seat belts before the fireengine leaves the station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The picture the press missed of her rescue by a fireengine would no doubt have graced several local front pages. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our fireengine, if so it might be called, was a mere toy in comparison with what is used in efficient cities and towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All ambulances in the area were tied up, so the firefighters took the decision to transport the injured motor cyclist in the fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In such a case, the fireengine might be prevented from rescuing the people in the building because of locked and clamped cars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It needs to replace the fireengine tyres: worn tyres are not exactly a good idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When the fireengine or ambulance was summoned for an emergency call, the call went through to the same headquarters, with the minimum of delay. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I understand that a small fireengine requires some 300 gallons a minute. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fireengine comes along and puts the fire out, but, unfortunately, the damage has been done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot say that every farmer shall have a telephone to a fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He dashed out, mounted the fireengine, followed by as many of his students who could get on behind him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If my chimney caught fire and a fireengine got there within five minutes, that would be all right. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the cuts go ahead, it will be difficult to provide one fireengine in eight or 10 minutes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think it would be very tragic if a fireengine was delayed or obstructed in reaching a fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There have been cases, however, where the driver of such a fireengine has been penalised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How would any fireengine get to the scene of a fire? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is equally important for them to get to their respective cases as it is for a fireengine to ge to a fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To make the alteration suggested might defeat its own object by causing an accident which would delay the fireengine in getting to the fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Most members of the public know that, in an emergency, one dials 999 if one needs a fireengine, police car or an ambulance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a there is a fire on a rural farm, it may take the fireengine a long time to get there on difficult roads. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wonder whether he would like to carry that line of argument in its application to the use of a fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One cannot have a fireengine 20 miles away from where it is wanted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be interfering with the hydrant and making it difficult for the fireengine, when it arrives, to deal with the fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the nurse, the doctor, the fireengine, which is generally seven or eight miles away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are either a safety net or a fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 With a 10-ton fireengine, it is at times an impossible task to battle through these conditions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem with the automated fire alarm is that it summons a fireengine because it rings automatically in the fire station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They generally send for a fireengine by other means than the telephone. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The old system was that the nearest burgh fireengine was summoned, and if they attended they were paid for their services. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the old days, each insurance company provided its own fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No motorist objects when he hears an ambulance or fireengine clanging its bell behind him. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The armed forces do not have the training to use the many different types of fireengine vehicle that are available. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The entire estate is preserved just as it was, from the fireengine, to the carriages to the lamp lighters' room. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It costs £50 an hour for a fireengine to go and deal with them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That means that one fireengine should be sent to arrive at a fire within eight to 10 minutes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At least now they will have the components for the fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 How a fireengine might have passed that point subsequently is another question. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have seen a fireengine that was more useful in pumping out of something than pumping on to it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It was isolated from other vehicles and a fireengine was called to stand by as a precautionary measure. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe that the point about the fireengine is misjudged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He reckoned that the time was coming—in fact, he said it had come—when there were streets that he just could not get a fireengine through. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When a fire breaks out speed, of course, is absolutely essential, and if the fireengine has to stop to unclamp cars, its journey is delayed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There were no prancing horses dragging our fireengine, there was no motor drawing the equipment, but human hands had to push the barrow and use the pump. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt; but what about the fireengine? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Turn the fireengine on them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every fireengine was needed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I refuse to call them appliances because to me a fireengine is a fireengine and should be called such and not called an appliance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But perhaps more importantly, the public, who sometimes take it for granted that a fireengine will be there when required, are in danger of having that provision removed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To pay a small sum to someone to bring in the vehicle will be much cheaper than sending a fireengine to deal with a fire. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want to run the risk of preventing road accidents and then allowing people to burn to death because the fireengine cannot get to them in time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fireengine may be kept in the building which is also used for other administrative purposes, or for the storage of council property like carts or lorries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One garage housed the ambulance and fireengine, and one mainten- ance man was able to look after the ambulance as well as the fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They park in such a way that if an ambulance or fireengine were called at night it would find it very difficult to get along the narrow streets. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Alternatively, what is one to say to these people where an ambulance or fireengine cannot get to an emergency because there is a ban on parking? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We tend to send the fire engines—apparently we did not even have a fireengine to send on this occasion —when the fire has broken out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is this clamping system, there will probably be so much discouragement of had parking that it may be better for the proverbial fireengine. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They leave, and she returns standing atop a hansom with no driver, followed by a fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A committee was appointed to find out how much a fireengine would cost. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The building was originally built around 1914 as horse-drawn fireengine station; a second floor was added in the 1950s, and underwent renovation in 2010. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. If there is a fireengine or an ambulance needing to get by a train or a crossing when that happens, it could take hours. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They ordinarily carry a condensed quota of the equipment usually found on a normal-sized fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The town council authorized the purchasing of a fireengine and the construction of a fire house after the 1913 incorporation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This is done by vacuuming the air out of the dry hydrant, hard sleeve, and the fireengine pump with a primer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When needed, a pumper fireengine will pump from the lake or pond by drafting water. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He also would harmonise with police, ambulance and fireengine sirens. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Fireengine 2552 is assigned to this fire station. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Despite warnings in 1884 that the town needed a fireengine, none was purchased. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. In 1763 a second fireengine was purchased. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The 20 ft. of water in her hold was then pumped out with a steam fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. One fireengine and some buildings were damaged, while four civilians were seriously wounded in the explosions. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Firemen attempted in vain to pull off the metal bars using a chain attached to a fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Five of the six arched bays on the east side are used for fireengine garages, their double doors topped with radiating-sash fanlights. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, he is unable to steer correctly and crashes the fireengine, allowing the fire to spread further. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The bus was sold at the end of 1939 and converted into fireengine in the following year. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Three fireengine entrances with wooden doors are in the center of the front facade. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Admission into the museum is free with a broad selection of vintage and classic vehicles, including trams, buses, cars, bikes, and a fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The town's fireengine finally arrived, but it took 20 minutes for enough steam pressure to build for operation. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He mentioned its use for supplying fountains above a reservoir, although a more mundane use might be as a simple fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Some water tenders actually combine a fireengine and water tender. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The terminal's own fireengine would not start. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Look up, says a villager, here comes the fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The one fireengine returned for water at 8 minutes, returning at 13. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He died in 1980, after being struck in an accident by a fireengine, aged 65. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The settlement maintained and operated a fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Three broad arches at one end once contained fireengine bays; they are now filled with windows. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The building was the armory's fireengine and guard house. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The skies that evening were lit up by searchlights and the band arrived on back of a vintage fireengine. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is a much larger machine, resembling a crossover of a fireengine with a dachshound. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Nine policemen packed up the records and left; eight firemen abandoned the fireengine and reported for work elsewhere. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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