| 单词 | in a fire |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin a fire b. on fire (formerly also †on a fire, †of a fire, †in a fire). Cf. to set on fire at Phrases 2j. extracted from firen.int. (a) Chiefly with reference to destructive conflagration (see sense A. 4): in a state of combustion, burning; in flames. Cf. afire adv. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [adjective] irrec825 gramec893 wemodc897 wrothc950 bolghenc1000 gramelyc1000 hotOE on fireOE brathc1175 moodyc1175 to-bollenc1175 wrethfulc1175 wraw?c1225 agrameda1300 wrathfula1300 agremedc1300 hastivec1300 irousa1340 wretheda1340 aniredc1350 felonc1374 angryc1380 upreareda1382 jealous1382 crousea1400 grieveda1400 irefula1400 mada1400 teena1400 wraweda1400 wretthy14.. angryc1405 errevousa1420 wrothy1422 angereda1425 passionatec1425 fumous1430 tangylc1440 heavy1452 fire angry1490 wrothsomea1529 angerful?1533 wrothful?1534 wrath1535 provoked1538 warm1547 vibrant1575 chauffe1582 fuming1582 enfeloned1596 incensed1597 choleric1598 inflameda1600 raiseda1600 exasperate1601 angried1609 exasperated1611 dispassionate1635 bristlinga1639 peltish1648 sultry1671 on (also upon) the high ropes (also rope)1672 nangry1681 ugly1687 sorea1694 glimflashy1699 enraged1732 spunky1809 cholerous1822 kwaai1827 wrathy1828 angersome1834 outraged1836 irate1838 vex1843 raring1845 waxy1853 stiff1856 scotty1867 bristly1872 hot under the collar1879 black angry1894 spitfire1894 passionful1901 ignorant1913 hairy1914 snaky1919 steamed1923 uptight1934 broigus1937 lemony1941 ripped1941 pissed1943 crooked1945 teed off1955 ticked off1959 ripe1966 torqued1967 bummed1970 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > on fire [phrase] on fireOE OE Ælfric Lives of Saints (Julius) (1900) II. 140 Man worhte þa micel fyr.., and þa spearcan wundon wið þæs rofes swyðe, oð þæt þæt hus færlice eall on fyre wearð. a1350 Body & Soul (Harl. 2253) l. 59 in A. S. M. Clark Seint Maregrete & Body & Soul (Ph.D. diss., Univ. of Michigan) (1972) 130 Þe world shal al o fure ben. c1450 (?a1400) Wars Alexander (Ashm.) l. 2470 Fest I all on [a1500 Trin. Dublin in] a fire þe foly is ȝoure awen. 1516 Kalendre Newe Legende Eng. (Pynson) f. lxxxxi He sawe his castell on fyre. a1653 Z. Boyd Flowers of Zion in Last Battle Soul (1831) p. xxvii/2 While I unto the plaines of Sodom look, Of fire and brimstone I doe see the smoke; All's in a fire. 1697 W. Dampier New Voy. around World xv. 414 The Sea seemed all of a Fire about us. 1759 Ann. Reg. 1758 306/1 The fore part of our ship, the Prince George, was on fire. 1817 P. B. Shelley Laon & Cythna vi. iv. 130 For to the North I saw the town on fire. 1891 Independent (N.Y.) 26 Nov. 27/2 Duluth, Minn., which always does things in a big way, recently had an immense pile of coal on fire. 1942 ‘B. Knight’ Sun climbs Slowly xviii. 154 The veld is on fire. 1979 Associated Press Newswire 15 Dec. The pilot's instrument panel indicated it [sc. the engine] may have been on fire. 2004 Trailer Life Feb. 66 A sight to see, surely, is a tumbling tumbleweed on fire. (b) figurative and in figurative contexts. In a heightened state of emotion or activity; inflamed with passion, anger, zeal, etc.; enthused; inspired. Later also (colloquial): on a run of success; performing at a very high level. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > [adjective] > inflamed with passion fire-hotOE eschaufedc1374 on firea1393 inflammatec1450 inflamed1526 enkindled1549 boiling1579 seething1590 heated1595 red-hot1598 aflame1632 on flame1656 ablaze1819 burnt1859 incandescent1859 a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) iii. l. 16 Ire, Whos herte is everemore on fyre To speke amis and to do bothe, For his servantz ben evere wrothe. 1553 T. Wilson Arte of Rhetorique ii. f. 73v No mannes nature is so apt, streight to be heated, except the Orator himself, be on fire, and bryng his heate with hym. a1643 J. Shute Sarah & Hagar (1649) 148 Certainly, if God's mercy be in a fire, our thankfulness must not be in a frost. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 151 They were all on Fire to fall on. 1782 E. Pendleton Let. 19 Aug. in Lett. & Papers (1967) II. 404 Be this as it may the crisis is important, and my anxiety on fire, 'til I know the event. 1816 J. Austen Emma III. iii. 43 How much more must an imaginist, like herself, be on fire with speculation and foresight! 1939 J. B. Morton Bonfire of Weeds i. 21 I got some English newspapers, since I was all on fire to know whether the trousers I brought with me to Ireland are still fashionable. 1951 N.Y. Amsterdam News 18 Aug. 18/2 Any time a man is banging away at a production rate of better than a homer a day, he's on fire. 1999 News of World 3 Oct. 81/2 [Racehorse trainer] Nigel Twiston-Davies is on fire over the jumps. 2004 B. DeMarco-Barrett (title) Pen on fire: a busy woman's guide to igniting the writer within. < as lemmas |
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