英语词汇“to make fire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

(a) To launch an attack with artillery or firearms; to shoot, fire; (also of a firearm or other gun) to discharge a bullet or projectile. Formerly also †to make fire. Also figurative. Cf. to open fire at Phrases 2f, to return fire at return v.¹ Phrases 1. Now rare.Originally sometimes encompassing the notion of igniting a charge or fuse; cf. Phrases 2c(b). [Compare Middle French, French faire feu to discharge a firearm (15th cent.).]

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1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxv. sig. *Eeii^v The watch towre strake a larum: thenmyes discrieng The goonners gaue fire: and first at raundon, thay: Shot of, the goonstones among the flies flying.

1593 M. Sutcliffe Pract., Proc., & Lawes of Armes xviii. 281 Of al peeces the demy coluerine in the nose and poope is most effectuall, both for the long reach, and for that it giueth the fire all out of the ship.

1643 Observ. Earle of New-castles Declar. 11 For your Latine ante mota certamina, I shall draw up a squadron of Latine to give fire on his Lordships, non est pudor transire ad meliora.

1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 8 Some of the soldiers of the Castle gave fire upon them.

1678 G. Fox & J. Burnyeat New-Eng.-fire-brand Quenched 19 He first gave fire upon me in this following Letter.

1684 Relation Taking of Prevesa 3 The 26. the Breach was considerable, and the Enemies made very little fire with their Musquets.

1706 London Gaz. No. 4243/1 We made..great fire all Night with our Cannon.

1727 S. Colliber Columna Rostrata v. 147 Having rudely dismis'd the English commissioners, they gave fire on the fleet.

1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. vi. 46 I then shewed them how I made it [sc. the gun] give Fire, by snapping the Cock.

1842 E. Thornton Hist. Brit. Empire in India III. xviii. 114 The sentinels on the ramparts gave fire on hearing the disturbance.

1898 Mil. Notes on Cuba (U.S. Adjutant-General's Office: Mil. Information Div.) 320 All of which [guns] might possibly give fire against an advance from the mouth of the bay.

2014 D. Rodriguez Rise 136 If anyone can hear this, give fire on three! One..two..three!

单词	to make fire
释义	> as lemmas to make fire (a) To launch an attack with artillery or firearms; to shoot, fire; (also of a firearm or other gun) to discharge a bullet or projectile. Formerly also †to make fire. Also figurative. Cf. to open fire at Phrases 2f, to return fire at return v.¹ Phrases 1. Now rare.Originally sometimes encompassing the notion of igniting a charge or fuse; cf. Phrases 2c(b). [Compare Middle French, French faire feu to discharge a firearm (15th cent.).] ΚΠ 1556 J. Heywood Spider & Flie lxv. sig. Eeii^v The watch towre strake a larum: thenmyes discrieng The goonners gaue fire: and first at raundon, thay: Shot of, the goonstones among the flies flying. 1593 M. Sutcliffe Pract., Proc., & Lawes of Armes* xviii. 281 Of al peeces the demy coluerine in the nose and poope is most effectuall, both for the long reach, and for that it giueth the fire all out of the ship. 1643 Observ. Earle of New-castles Declar. 11 For your Latine ante mota certamina, I shall draw up a squadron of Latine to give fire on his Lordships, non est pudor transire ad meliora. 1657 R. Ligon True Hist. Barbados 8 Some of the soldiers of the Castle gave fire upon them. 1678 G. Fox & J. Burnyeat New-Eng.-fire-brand Quenched 19 He first gave fire upon me in this following Letter. 1684 Relation Taking of Prevesa 3 The 26. the Breach was considerable, and the Enemies made very little fire with their Musquets. 1706 London Gaz. No. 4243/1 We made..great fire all Night with our Cannon. 1727 S. Colliber Columna Rostrata v. 147 Having rudely dismis'd the English commissioners, they gave fire on the fleet. 1751 R. Paltock Life Peter Wilkins II. vi. 46 I then shewed them how I made it [sc. the gun] give Fire, by snapping the Cock. 1842 E. Thornton Hist. Brit. Empire in India III. xviii. 114 The sentinels on the ramparts gave fire on hearing the disturbance. 1898 Mil. Notes on Cuba (U.S. Adjutant-General's Office: Mil. Information Div.) 320 All of which [guns] might possibly give fire against an advance from the mouth of the bay. 2014 D. Rodriguez Rise 136 If anyone can hear this, give fire on three! One..two..three! extracted from firen.int. < as lemmas
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