| 词汇 | fire-drill |
| 释义 | fire drill noun[ C ] uk /ˈfaɪə ˌdrɪl/ us /ˈfaɪr ˌdrɪl/ the set of actions that should be performed in order to safely leave a building, such as an office, factory, or school, when it is on fire, or an occasion when this is practised火灾逃生法;消防演习 Fire service beat beat something out extinguisher fire alarm fire blanket fire department fire engine fire hydrant fire marshal fire truck firebreak firehouse fireman fireplug firetrail firetrap flameproof quench smoke detector tender Every now and then a notice would be found posted up on the board to the effect that there would be fire drill during the dinner hour that day. Fortunately the same efficient fire drill instituted by the forewoman on the floor where Ruth and Alice had been prevailed in other parts of the building, and not a life was lost, though there were many narrow escapes. It was a matter for self-congratulation among them that Mr. Downing had never been able to induce the headmaster to allow the alarm bell to be sounded for fire drill at night. Ship-abandon and fire drills were a daily feature of life aboard. You children can pretend it is like the fire drill you have at school. fire drill | American Dictionaryfire drill noun[ C ] us/ˈfɑɪər ˌdrɪl/ an occasion when people practice what they must do to leave a burning building safely fire drill | Business Englishfire drill noun[ C ] ukus(UK alsofire practice) WORKPLACE a situation in which people practise what they must do in order to leave a building safely if there is a fire: Inspectors found shortcomings in fire drills and the testing of alarms and extinguishers. Examples of fire drillfire drill Basil later joins her after he gets a concussion during the firedrill. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Blakey stages a firedrill with the new equipment, but it goes spectacularly wrong when the foam machine goes out of control. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Hospital authorities are advised to hold practice fire drills at least twice a year and this advice will be repeated in a forthcoming memorandum on fire precautions in hospitals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Using a firedrill, the priests then star ted a new fire on the chest of a sacrificial victim. The trade unions are also pleased about the fire fighting and firedrill regulations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Provision is made for firedrill and escape procedures to be practised at regular intervals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In particular, it reveals that there was no system of training staff in firedrill and evacuation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It could have occurred before because there was no system to train staff in firedrill or evacuation procedures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The firedrill has meant that this important debate is in a sense an inadvertent victim of the importance of enhancing our parliamentary security. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I attached the greatest importance to regular firedrill in schools and colleges. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Firedrill is important in an office where the same people are working day in and day out. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This type of vessel is required to carry out a firedrill once a week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was in the factory a number of women, transport workers, who had been given a certain amount of training in firedrill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But all custodian staff, including four trained firemen, undertake firedrill each week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I wondered which was the greatest risk—fire or a call to firedrill. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of fire drill 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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