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单词 all-fired
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Definition of all-fired in US English:

all-fired

adverb ˈôlˌfī(ə)rdˈɔlˌfaɪ(ə)rdˈɔlˌfaɪ(ə)rd
US informal
  • Extremely.

    if I was so all-fired bright why did I have to keep learning this same thing over and over?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But then, of course, it becomes all-fired difficult to explain why you think certain things should matter to everybody.
    • So before I go spouting off about bishops full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, I think I should give them time and stop being so all-fired distrustful.
    • The guy fails to explain how he can get articles like this published if Rome is so all-fired authoritarian and violent.
    • Calling your hero ‘The Man Without Fear’ doesn't really mean much when the audience can't clearly see what's supposed to be so all-fired frightening.
    • I was noting again the weird way in which the American press has done such a fine job reporting the scandal, and then turned around and done such an all-fired atrocious job analyzing the scandal.
    • Bryce, if you're so all-fired hot about people not being childless, carry them yourself.
    • If you're after being so all-fired concerned about ‘good’ and ‘evil,’ then why not do something about it and be done with it?!
    • Well, maybe he should practice what he preaches, if it makes him so all-fired happy.
    • So this is the real reason your daddy is so all-fired interested in getting rid of him.
    • I think I have a purpose to being here, as all-fired cheesy as that sounds.
adjective ˈôlˌfī(ə)rdˈɔlˌfaɪ(ə)rdˈɔlˌfaɪ(ə)rd
US informal
  • Extreme.

    we were in such an all-fired hurry to get there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • You remember, we were in such an all-fired hurry to get there, that we couldn't wait until the United Nations actually completed their search for weapons of mass destruction.
    • You're the one who's in an all-fired hurry this morning.
    • If we had been in an all-fired hurry, we too would have abandoned our order and moved to another vendor.
    • Being in a huge rush to condemn can be, shall we say, an all-fired source of trouble when we stand before the pearly gates.
 
 

Definition of all-fired in US English:

all-fired

adverbˈɔlˌfaɪ(ə)rdˈôlˌfī(ə)rd
US informal
  • Extremely.

    if I was so all-fired bright why did I have to keep learning this same thing over and over?
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Calling your hero ‘The Man Without Fear’ doesn't really mean much when the audience can't clearly see what's supposed to be so all-fired frightening.
    • Bryce, if you're so all-fired hot about people not being childless, carry them yourself.
    • So this is the real reason your daddy is so all-fired interested in getting rid of him.
    • But then, of course, it becomes all-fired difficult to explain why you think certain things should matter to everybody.
    • Well, maybe he should practice what he preaches, if it makes him so all-fired happy.
    • If you're after being so all-fired concerned about ‘good’ and ‘evil,’ then why not do something about it and be done with it?!
    • So before I go spouting off about bishops full of sound and fury, signifying nothing, I think I should give them time and stop being so all-fired distrustful.
    • The guy fails to explain how he can get articles like this published if Rome is so all-fired authoritarian and violent.
    • I think I have a purpose to being here, as all-fired cheesy as that sounds.
    • I was noting again the weird way in which the American press has done such a fine job reporting the scandal, and then turned around and done such an all-fired atrocious job analyzing the scandal.
adjectiveˈɔlˌfaɪ(ə)rdˈôlˌfī(ə)rd
US informal
  • Extreme.

    we were in such an all-fired hurry to get there
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Being in a huge rush to condemn can be, shall we say, an all-fired source of trouble when we stand before the pearly gates.
    • You're the one who's in an all-fired hurry this morning.
    • You remember, we were in such an all-fired hurry to get there, that we couldn't wait until the United Nations actually completed their search for weapons of mass destruction.
    • If we had been in an all-fired hurry, we too would have abandoned our order and moved to another vendor.
 
 
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