| 词汇 | firefighter |
| 释义 | firefighter noun[ C ] uk /ˈfaɪəˌfaɪ.tər/ us /ˈfaɪrˌfaɪ.t̬ɚ/ B1 a person whose job is to stop fires from burning消防队员 Compare fireman Flying Colours Ltd/DigitalVision/GettyImages Some people think that 'fireman' is a sexist term, and prefer the politically correct term 'firefighter'. Several of the firefighters received commendation for their bravery.数位消防人员因表现英勇而受到了表彰。 It took the firefighters several hours to extinguish the flames.消防队员花了几个小时才将烈焰扑灭。 High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.大风妨碍了消防队员扑灭大火。 Two firefighters were treated for smoke inhalation.两名消防员因吸入烟雾而接受治疗。 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 A firefighter heard his mother say that her son loved superheroes. Call the firefighters! Firefighters can be burned in fires or have to clean up dangerous chemicals after an accident. It is dangerous work, but we pay firefighters to do this job – to fight fire. firefighter | American Dictionaryfirefighter noun[ C ] us/ˈfɑɪərˌfɑɪ·t̬ər/plural-menus/ˈfɑɪər·mən, -men/(alsofireman, us/ˈfɑɪər·mən/) someone whose job is to stop fires and to save people and property from being harmed Examples of firefighterfirefighter The extent to which retained firefighters continue to work will also be taken into account in determining how best to deploy military fire crews. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The funding would provide new equipment, including decontamination facilities for members of the public and personal protective equipment for firefighters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe we can help the population more effectively in that way than by merely appearing as firefighters whenever there is a crisis. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English The situation with the firefighters' pay formula and pension and the reduction in reserves are the main reason why we are in the present position. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have encouraged fire authorities to make arrangements for whole-time firefighters to undertake retained duties in their spare time if they so wish. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The county's 51 fire stations are staffed by 1,980 whole-time firefighters and 239 retained firefighters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Estimated salary and wage costs for the financial year 1990–91 were £607.5 million for wholetime and £52.9 million for retained firefighters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, their lives will be put at risk every bit as much as those of the professional firefighters are now. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We wanted to ask, on serious fire issues, whether the firefighters would play a part, make the vehicles available and attend. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is some dispute about the proportion of retained firefighters. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The problem at the moment is that the firefighters will not co-operate with it in any shape or form. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the firefighters wish, they can get a lot more money for that, but they must negotiate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, they treat the firefighters when they are injured in their dangerous occupation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We cannot always assume that the firefighters' income is their basic pay, and that may be an influencing factor. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 While there are 33,200 whole-time firefighters and 15,000 retained, we estimate that around 6,000 of these will not meet the criteria. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of firefighter 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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