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单词 fireball
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fireball


fire·ball

F0134000 (fīr′bôl′)n.1. A brilliantly burning sphere.2. A highly luminous, intensely hot spherical cloud of dust, gas, and vapor generated by a nuclear explosion.3. See bolide.4. See ball of fire.

fireball

(ˈfaɪəˌbɔːl) n1. (Physical Geography) a ball-shaped discharge of lightning2. (General Physics) the bright spherical region of hot ionized gas at the centre of a nuclear explosion3. (Astronomy) astronomy another name for bolide4. slang an energetic person

fire•ball

(ˈfaɪərˌbɔl)

n. 1. a ball of fire, as the sun or a large burst of flame. 2. a luminous meteor, sometimes exploding. 3. lightning having the appearance of a globe of fire. 4. the highly luminous central portion of a nuclear explosion. 5. a very energetic person.

fire·ball

(fīr′bôl′) A meteor that is as bright or brighter than the brightest planets.

fireball

The luminous sphere of hot gases which forms a few millionths of a second after detonation of a nuclear weapon and immediately starts expanding and cooling.
Thesaurus
Noun1.fireball - an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)fireball - an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)bolideshooting star, meteor - a streak of light in the sky at night that results when a meteoroid hits the earth's atmosphere and air friction causes the meteoroid to melt or vaporize or explode
2.fireball - a highly energetic and indefatigable personfireball - a highly energetic and indefatigable personball of fire, human dynamo, powerhousedoer, actor, worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"self-starter - an energetic person with unusual initiative
3.fireball - a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)globe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
4.fireball - the luminous center of a nuclear explosionatomic explosion, nuclear explosion - the explosion of an atomic bombglobe, orb, ball - an object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
Translations
bolideboule de feuболид

fireball


ball of fire

An ambitious and enthusiastic person. I always knew that Lauren would grow up to be successful—she was a real ball of fire as a kid.See also: ball, fire, of

ball of fire

 and fireballan energetic and ambitious person; a go-getter. That guy is a real ball of fire when it comes to sales. I don't want to hire some young fireball. I need wisdom and thoughtfulness.See also: ball, fire, of

ball of fire

A dynamic, energetic, and successful individual, as in I hope Pat joins us; she's a real ball of fire. [Slang; early 1800s] See also: ball, fire, of

ball of fire

and fireball n. an energetic and ambitious person; a go-getter. That guy is a real ball of fire when it comes to sales. Wilfred ain’t no fireball, but he gets his stuff in on time. See also: ball, fire, of

fireball

verbSee ball of fire

fireball


fireball,

very bright meteormeteor,
appearance of a small particle flying through space that interacts with the earth's upper atmosphere. While still outside the atmosphere, the particle is known as a meteoroid. Countless meteoroids of varying sizes are moving about the solar system at any time.
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 leaving a trail in the sky that can remain visible for several minutes; often a distinct sound, perhaps caused by very low frequency radio waves, is associated with it. A bolide (bō`līd) is a fireball that explodes in the air because of thermal stresses created when it passes through the earth's atmosphere.

fireball

A bright visual meteor of magnitude greater than –10. About 50 000 to 100 000 occur in the Earth's atmosphere each year.

fireball

[′fīr‚bȯl] (astronomy) A bright meteor with luminosity equal to or exceeding that of the brightest planets. (nucleonics) The luminous sphere of hot gases that forms a few millionths of a second after a nuclear explosion.

fireball

1. a ball-shaped discharge of lightning 2. the bright spherical region of hot ionized gas at the centre of a nuclear explosion 3. Astronomy another name for bolide
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fireball


  • noun

Synonyms for fireball

noun an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding)

Synonyms

  • bolide

Related Words

  • shooting star
  • meteor

noun a highly energetic and indefatigable person

Synonyms

  • ball of fire
  • human dynamo
  • powerhouse

Related Words

  • doer
  • actor
  • worker
  • self-starter

noun a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning)

Related Words

  • globe
  • orb
  • ball

noun the luminous center of a nuclear explosion

Related Words

  • atomic explosion
  • nuclear explosion
  • globe
  • orb
  • ball
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