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词汇 open-fire
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open fire


phrase
to start shooting, or start shooting someone or something:
open fire onThe police opened fire on the protesters.
The gunman opened fire as the police officers were getting out of their patrol car.
See also
firenoun(SHOOTING)
Examples

The forces opened fire on a supply convoy of 20 trucks of humanitarian aid.
He was shot in his patrol car after a truck full of men drove by and opened fire.
Gunmen walked into the coffee shop and opened fire on the people inside.
A hidden sniper opened fire and wounded one of the soldiers.
open fire
noun[ C ]
uk /ˌəʊ.pən ˈfaɪər/ us /ˌoʊ.pən ˈfaɪr/
a fire that you light outside, for example to cook on:
The campers roasted marshmallows over an open fire.露营者们在篝火上烤棉花糖。
chestnuts roasting on an open fire明火烤的栗子
UK
an open fireplace: 壁炉(同 open fireplace)
Both rooms have an open fire.两间房里都有壁炉。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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coal scuttle
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fireback
firebrick
fireguard
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fireside
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grate
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poker
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open fire | American Dictionary


open fire


idiom
start shooting a gun:
Do not open fire until you hear the command.

Examples of open fire


open fire
Now, having forced the demonstrators to stop, he ordered his men to openfire on the crowd.
However, eating grapes and meat barbecued over an openfire were not significant risk factors at 10 % level for this sub-population.
The processes of sugar refining required heating sugar solutions in large pans over openfire.
So when you stand up and openfire the people will be afraid.
And if it did boil over, there was no danger of fire since there was no openfire under the pan.
Once, trying to throw off a snake that had dug its teeth into her, she threw herself into an openfire and burned her right leg.
What could be nicer than to sit by an openfire with a glass of wine and a good library book?
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
They did not openfire, but their presence no doubt contributed to the restoration of order.
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The police were forced to openfire on a number of occasions.
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The officers on the spot are satisfied that to openfire was the only possible course to save life and property.
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The most inefficient form of heating is the openfire.
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It is, therefore, quite unreasonable to argue that you cannot do anything at all because you cannot compel people to do without an openfire.
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If we could combine efficiency with the openfire, that would be the thing to achieve.
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There is no difficulty in putting a guard over an openfire.
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During the same period the police were compelled to openfire on 470 occasions, and the military on 68 occasions.
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