[] () to force sb to leave their job 解雇;开除◆‘You're fired!’ “你被解雇了!”◆She got fired from her first job for always being late. 她干第一份工作时因为总是迟到而被解雇了。◆Who is responsible for hiring and firing staff? 谁负责招聘和解雇员工呢?SYNsack ➡ see note at dismiss ●ˌfire aˈway (, ) used to tell sb to begin to speak or ask a question (让人)开始说,开始问◆‘Can I ask you a question?’ ‘Fire away!’ “我能问你一个问题吗?”“那就问吧!”●ˌfire sth ˈoff
to write or say sth to sb very quickly, often when you are angry (常指愤怒地)奋笔疾书,连珠炮似地说◆He fired off a letter of complaint. 他奋笔写了一封投诉信。
if you fire off an email, you send it 发送(电子邮件)
●ˌfire sth ˈup () to start a machine, piece of equipment, computer program, etc. 发动(机器);启动(设备、程序等)◆Let me just fire up my laptop. 让我来启动笔记本电脑吧。