单词 | to take fire |
释义 | > as lemmasto take fire l. to take fire. extracted from firen.int. (a) To become ignited; to start to burn; = to catch fire at catch v. Phrases 5. ΚΠ c1440 S. Scrope tr. C. de Pisan Epist. of Othea (St. John's Cambr.) (1970) 34 The bronde..began to take fire and schewe flaume [Fr. s'esprist et aluma]. 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. YYYvi At ye laste they take fyre and bren. 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 21 Through the moystnes of the weather..the powder will take no fire. 1630 J. Winthrop Jrnl. 9 Apr. (1996) 6 Out of everye shippe were throwne suche bedd mattes as were subiecte to take fire. 1669 S. Sturmy Mariners Mag. v. 89 Dip therein one end of your short Pieces, least they take Fire at both ends together. 1701 J. Gordon Diary 17 May (1949) 103 The beding had taken fire through the negligence of the man imployed to wait upon her. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 126 The soot took fire. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering I. x. 159 They perceived that she [sc. the ship] grounded, smoked, and, finally, took fire. 1885 Cent. Mag. 29 874/1 These..chimneys..often took fire. 1937 N.Y. Times 8 Jan. 40 The blankets had taken fire from an electric vapor lamp. 1992 S. Holloway Courage High! xxi. 176/2 A large cargo ship took fire for'ard..We put this out in half an hour and then went back to the warehouse. 2014 Philippines News Agency (Nexis) 21 Nov. Before the plane crashed and took fire the drug couriers managed to drop the bags with cocaine. (b) figurative and in figurative contexts. To become inflamed with a strong emotion, esp. anger; to become intensely animated, excited, or enthused. Also: to escalate rapidly or uncontrollably. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > anger > [verb (intransitive)] > become angry wrethec900 wrothc975 abelghec1300 to move one's blood (also mood)c1330 to peck moodc1330 gremec1460 to take firea1513 fumec1522 sourdc1540 spitec1560 to set up the heckle1601 fire1604 exasperate1659 to fire up1779 to flash up1822 to get one's dander up1831 to fly (occasionally jump, etc.) off (at) the handle1832 to have (also get) one's monkey up1833 to cut up rough, rusty, savage1837 rile1837 to go off the handle1839 to flare up1840 to set one's back up1845 to run hot1855 to wax up1859 to get one's rag out1862 blow1871 to get (also have) the pricker1871 to turn up rough1872 to get the needle1874 to blaze up1878 to get wet1898 spunk1898 to see red1901 to go crook1911 to get ignorant1913 to hit the ceiling1914 to hit the roof1921 to blow one's top1928 to lose one's rag1928 to lose one's haira1930 to go up in smoke1933 hackle1935 to have, get a cob on1937 to pop (also blow) one's cork1938 to go hostile1941 to go sparec1942 to do one's bun1944 to lose one's wool1944 to blow one's stack1947 to go (also do) one's (also a) dingerc1950 rear1953 to get on ignorant1956 to go through the roof1958 to keep (also blow, lose) one's cool1964 to lose ita1969 to blow a gasket1975 to throw a wobbler1985 the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > become ardent or fervent [verb (intransitive)] > become inflamed with passion heata1225 tind1297 lowea1333 anheat1340 to catch firec1400 kindlea1450 to take firea1513 inflame1559 broil1561 calenturea1657 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. clxxxxviiiv/2 Whiche Conclucion was after disalowyd..whiche kyndelyd a newe brande of burnyng Enuy atwene the Lorde Protectour & hym and toke fyre in suche wyse that it left nat tyll both parties with many other were consumyd and slayne. ?1567 M. Parker Whole Psalter xxxix. 111 My hart within was set on heate: thus musing fire it tooke: My tong brake out, some thyng to treate: then silence I forsooke. 1607 G. Wilkins Miseries Inforst Mariage sig. A3 On which Tinder he soones takes fire and sweares you are the Man his hopes shot at. 1658 R. Allestree Pract. Christian Graces; or, Whole Duty of Man x. §22. 224 Such an angriness of humour, that we take fire of every thing. 1712 R. Steele Spectator No. 392. ⁋3 His splenetick contracted Temper made him take fire immediately. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. III. liv. 171 The Commons took fire, and voted it a breach of privilege. 1844 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VIII. lxii. 177 Cleomenes took fire at the affront. 1890 Temple Bar June 17 Lithgow's soul took fire with sympathy. 1941 J. Agate Diary 19 Jan. in Selective Ego (1976) 138 I must not judge Pam by her performance to-night,..she needs an audience, when she takes fire in all sorts of unexpected ways. 1963 J. Monaghan et al. Bk. of Amer. West xxx. 134 The national bicycle craze took fire with the mass-production of Colonel Albert Pope's ‘Columbia’ safety bicycle in Boston in 1877. 1989 Princeton Alumni Weekly 8 Mar. 48/2 Their imagination took fire when they read it. < as lemmas |
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