英文词源
- fire-drill (n.)
- 1865, originally a device for making fire by the twirled stick method, from fire (n.) + drill (n.1). Meaning "rehearsal of what to do in a fire" is from 1884 (originally it also involved fighting the fire), from drill (n.) in the "agreed-upon procedure" sense (see drill (v.)).
实用例句
- 1. He said they should turn their fire on the Conservative Party instead.
- 他说他们应该掉转枪口，向保守党开火。
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- 2. The council recently drew fire for its intervention in the dispute.
- 委员会最近因为介入该起争端而遭到批评。
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- 3. If something's a sure-fire hit then Radio One will play it.
- 如果哪首歌一定会火，那么第一频道肯定会播出。
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- 4. Legs of pork were cured and smoked over the fire.
- 在火上熏制猪腿。
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- 5. Don't leave a child alone in a room with an open fire.
- 房间里有裸露的明火时，不要让孩子独处其中。
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