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词汇 refire
释义 refire
verb
(alsore-fire)uk /ˌriːˈfaɪər/ us /ˌriːˈfaɪr/

refireverb (shoot)


[ I or T ]
to cause a weapon to shoot bullets, arrows, or missiles for a second, third, etc. time:
It took, on average, five minutes for the gun crews to reload and refire.
In no case will the gun be re-fired.
Launchers can be reloaded and refired if more missiles are available in nearby storage.
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Detonation & bombardment
aerial bombardment
aerial photograph
air raid
airstrike
blanket bombing
carpet-bombing
detonate
detonation
detonator
direct hit
go off
guidance
loose
pepper
pepper something with something
petrol bomb
prime
saturation bombing
shell
shoot

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Guns

refireverb (start machine)


[ I or T ]
to start an engine or a machine for a second, third, etc. time, or to start for a second, third, etc. time:
The train runs out of steam every now and again, but generally gets re-fired.
On one occasion, the motor stalled, but quickly refired.
She re-entered the car, re-fired its noisy engine, and backed up.
The ovens were allowed to go cold, and none were ever refired.
As he tried to refire his Chevrolet, the other cars continued racing.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Machines - Functioning
action
actuator
deactivation
engaged
faultily
faulty
fire someone up
function as something/someone
light
operative
peg
peg out
play something up
power
power (something) up
reset
road
self-driving
tick
working

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Operating computers

refireverb (excite)


[ T ]
to cause someone to have a particular feeling for a second, third, etc. time:
Recent research projects have refired my interest in this subject.
The two goals re-fired her competitive urge.
When he won the race, it refired his determination.
The decision by the two US giants to merge has re-fired speculation about other potential corporate deals.
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Inspiring feelings in others
amuse
arousal
arouse
arouse someone's curiosity
emotive
fill
inflame
inspirational
inspirationally
inspire
inspirer
invoke
kindle
move
resonate
stirring
stirringly
touching
touchingly
unmoving

refireverb (remove from job)


[ T ]
to remove someone from their job for a second, third, etc. time, either because they have done something wrong or badly, or as a way of saving the cost of employing them:
She has reorganised her staff members and even refired some.
He has been hired and fired and re-hired and re-fired numerous times.
Three months after hiring me, he fired me. Then, a month later, he rehired me. Two months after that, he refired me.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Firing staff
axe
be out on your earidiom
cast someone adriftidiom
chop
constructive dismissal
decertification
elbow someone out
firing
get the pushidiom
give someone the heave-hoidiom
heave-ho
relieve
relieve someone of something
removal
remove
retire
rightsize
rightsizing
terminate
termination

refireverb (heat)


[ I or T ]
to heat objects made of clay in a kiln (= a special oven) for a second, third, etc. time:
Grind off the excess enamel and re-fire.
Refired ceramics, collage, and found objects all figure in the show of 21 artists.
The pots are fired at a high temperature and then dipped into glaze and re-fired at a higher temperature.
It is possible to refire the mug at a low temperature using a semi precious metal such as silver gold to bond the cracks.
During the re-firing, the silver migrates through the surface into the body of the glass.
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Ceramics & pottery
amphora
biscuit ware
bisque
bisqueware
bone china
chinoiserie
crazed
crazing
earthen
earthenware
fire
glaze
kiln
porcelain
potter
potter's wheel
pottery
terracotta
throw
ware
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