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单词 fire-breather
释义

fire-breathing

adjective

fire-breath·​ing ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbrē-t͟hiŋ How to pronounce fire-breathing (audio)
1
: breathing or appearing to breathe fire : able to produce a stream of fire from the mouth
fire-breathing dragons
2
: intimidatingly or violently aggressive in speech and manner
a fire-breathing orator
fire-breather
ˈfī(-ə)r-ˌbrē-t͟hər How to pronounce fire-breathing (audio)
noun

Word History

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 1

fire-breather

noun

as in tiger
an aggressive and fiercely determined person the only hope for turning around that failing company would be a CEO who's a real fire-breather

Synonyms & Similar Words

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Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • weakling
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