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

1. intransitive.

a. To fire a weapon, esp. repeatedly or eagerly.Also as a command, in which fire is now apprehended as the verb in the imperative, although perhaps originally it was a use of the noun; see note at sense 13c.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge missile [verb (intransitive)] > repeatedly

palt1606

to fire away1727

1727 S. H. Jrnl. 17 Apr. in J. W. Fortescue Following Drum (1931) i. 7 The gunner..overeager fired away without the sign, & so spoiled the whole project.

1782 G. R. Fitzgerald Appeal to Public 359 This Deponent heard said Charles Lionel Fitzgerald, Esq; cry out to the men in the house and offices, ‘Fire away, my boys.’

1805 European Mag. & London Rev. Dec. 434/2 Fire away Flannagan—Bow wow—More cartridges and plenty of shot—Batter the hulls, and splinter the decks!

1894 T. W. Knox Lost Army xviii. 121 It formed a fine target for the rebel artillery, and they fired away at it with good effect.

1899 United Service Mag. Dec. 290 Fire away, men; fire anywhere: keep up your fire.

1970 J. A. Cash in J. Albright et al. Seven Firefights in Vietnam vi. 128 He..was firing away at the tank attacking the bunker entrance.

2004 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 14/2 Any meathead can grab a Glock and fire away.

b. colloquial. To proceed to speak, play, sing, etc., esp. with energy and rapidity. Chiefly in imperative, esp. as an expression of permission or encouragement: ‘go ahead’, ‘proceed’.Originally a figurative use of sense 1a.

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the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > and proceed with rapidity

to fire away1756

to ask away1844

rev1939

1756 Gentleman's Mag. 26 398 Take out the tompkin of your mouth, and fire away loud as thunder.

1775 F. Burney Jrnl. 10 Mar. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 88 Mr. Burney fired away in a Voluntary.

1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xvii. 117 Now then, Billy, fire away.

1841 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 67 Then Edgeworth fires away about the Odes of Pindar.

1880 J. Payn Confidential Agent III. 156 You tell it to me, and I will tell it to him. Fire away.

1945 G. Mitchell Rising of Moon v. 49 ‘Fire away,’ said Mr. Seabrook, ‘and no lies... Got it?’

1992 T. Enright tr. S. O'Crohan Day in our Life (1993) 50 Micí rambles in to me..to ask the latest news. I fire away with whatever comes into my head.

1999 D. Mitchell Ghostwritten 426 ‘I acted on your answer. But I have another question.’ ‘Fire away.’

2. transitive. To use up (ammunition) by firing a gun or other weapon.

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1729 J. Braithwaite Hist. Revol. in Morocco 56 The Bashaw ordered them a Barrel of Powder to fire away; which they did as fast as they could load and fire.

1757 Genuine Tryal Admiral Byng 110 Two Rounds of Hammered, and four Rounds of Grape Shot fired away; so that only one of each Nature remained.

1800 A. Bishop Connecticut Republicanism 22 If you fire away at random 30 rounds of his majesty's powder and one of them takes full effect, why the man is dead! but he had a fair chance for his life.

1864 P. L. Macdougall Mod. Warfare xiii. 428 There is a tendency in the soldiers..to fire away their ammunition in a reckless and aimless manner.

1908 Jrnl. Mil. Service Instit. U.S. July 40 The troops..fired away all their ninety cartridges and had to retire for want of ammunition.

1993 J. J. Hennessy Return to Bull Run (1999) xix. 339 It took less than thirty minutes for each of the skirmishers to fire away their forty rounds of ammunition.

3. intransitive. To take a succession of photographs. Also transitive: †to expose (a plate) (obsolete). Cf. to fire off 4 at Phrasal verbs.

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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > photograph [verb (transitive)] > in specific manner

to fire away1859

stereograph1860

flashlight1886

shoot1890

snap1890

Kodak1891

snapshot1898

mug1899

mutoscope1899

telephotograph1899

mutograph1908

photomaton1927

soft-focus1928

minicam1937

microfiche1975

pap1993

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > photograph [verb (transitive)] > expose

expose1839

to fire away1859

1859 Photogr. News 1 Apr. 44/1 I went back to the station, got the porter to carry up my camera, and fired away plate No. 1.

1900 Daily News 21 June 5/1 I..fired away at some Tommies trying to catch a pig.

1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. iv. 60 There is no doubt that the 35mm. user, with 36 frames on his roll, is much more apt to fire away indiscriminately.

2007 S. Bavister et al. New Photogr. Man. iv. 113 When you encounter an interesting subject, do not just fire away from where you are standing.

单词	to fire away
释义	> as lemmas to fire away to fire away 1. intransitive. a. To fire a weapon, esp. repeatedly or eagerly.Also as a command, in which fire is now apprehended as the verb in the imperative, although perhaps originally it was a use of the noun; see note at sense 13c. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > action of propelling missile > discharge missile [verb (intransitive)] > repeatedly palt1606 to fire away1727 1727 S. H. Jrnl. 17 Apr. in J. W. Fortescue Following Drum (1931) i. 7 The gunner..overeager fired away without the sign, & so spoiled the whole project. 1782 G. R. Fitzgerald Appeal to Public 359 This Deponent heard said Charles Lionel Fitzgerald, Esq; cry out to the men in the house and offices, ‘Fire away, my boys.’ 1805 European Mag. & London Rev. Dec. 434/2 Fire away Flannagan—Bow wow—More cartridges and plenty of shot—Batter the hulls, and splinter the decks! 1894 T. W. Knox Lost Army xviii. 121 It formed a fine target for the rebel artillery, and they fired away at it with good effect. 1899 United Service Mag. Dec. 290 Fire away, men; fire anywhere: keep up your fire. 1970 J. A. Cash in J. Albright et al. Seven Firefights in Vietnam vi. 128 He..was firing away at the tank attacking the bunker entrance. 2004 Time Out N.Y. 1 Jan. 14/2 Any meathead can grab a Glock and fire away. b. colloquial. To proceed to speak, play, sing, etc., esp. with energy and rapidity. Chiefly in imperative, esp. as an expression of permission or encouragement: ‘go ahead’, ‘proceed’.Originally a figurative use of sense 1a. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > beginning action or activity > begin action or activity [verb (intransitive)] > and proceed with rapidity to fire away1756 to ask away1844 rev1939 1756 Gentleman's Mag. 26 398 Take out the tompkin of your mouth, and fire away loud as thunder. 1775 F. Burney Jrnl. 10 Mar. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (1990) II. 88 Mr. Burney fired away in a Voluntary. 1840 F. Marryat Poor Jack xvii. 117 Now then, Billy, fire away. 1841 E. FitzGerald Lett. (1889) I. 67 Then Edgeworth fires away about the Odes of Pindar. 1880 J. Payn Confidential Agent III. 156 You tell it to me, and I will tell it to him. Fire away. 1945 G. Mitchell Rising of Moon v. 49 ‘Fire away,’ said Mr. Seabrook, ‘and no lies... Got it?’ 1992 T. Enright tr. S. O'Crohan Day in our Life (1993) 50 Micí rambles in to me..to ask the latest news. I fire away with whatever comes into my head. 1999 D. Mitchell Ghostwritten 426 ‘I acted on your answer. But I have another question.’ ‘Fire away.’ 2. transitive. To use up (ammunition) by firing a gun or other weapon. ΚΠ 1729 J. Braithwaite Hist. Revol. in Morocco 56 The Bashaw ordered them a Barrel of Powder to fire away; which they did as fast as they could load and fire. 1757 Genuine Tryal Admiral Byng 110 Two Rounds of Hammered, and four Rounds of Grape Shot fired away; so that only one of each Nature remained. 1800 A. Bishop Connecticut Republicanism 22 If you fire away at random 30 rounds of his majesty's powder and one of them takes full effect, why the man is dead! but he had a fair chance for his life. 1864 P. L. Macdougall Mod. Warfare xiii. 428 There is a tendency in the soldiers..to fire away their ammunition in a reckless and aimless manner. 1908 Jrnl. Mil. Service Instit. U.S. July 40 The troops..fired away all their ninety cartridges and had to retire for want of ammunition. 1993 J. J. Hennessy Return to Bull Run (1999) xix. 339 It took less than thirty minutes for each of the skirmishers to fire away their forty rounds of ammunition. 3. intransitive. To take a succession of photographs. Also transitive: †to expose (a plate) (obsolete). Cf. to fire off 4 at Phrasal verbs. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > photograph [verb (transitive)] > in specific manner to fire away1859 stereograph1860 flashlight1886 shoot1890 snap1890 Kodak1891 snapshot1898 mug1899 mutoscope1899 telephotograph1899 mutograph1908 photomaton1927 soft-focus1928 minicam1937 microfiche1975 pap1993 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > photography > action of taking photograph > photograph [verb (transitive)] > expose expose1839 to fire away1859 1859 Photogr. News 1 Apr. 44/1 I went back to the station, got the porter to carry up my camera, and fired away plate No. 1. 1900 Daily News 21 June 5/1 I..fired away at some Tommies trying to catch a pig. 1958 Newnes Compl. Amateur Photogr. iv. 60 There is no doubt that the 35mm. user, with 36 frames on his roll, is much more apt to fire away indiscriminately. 2007 S. Bavister et al. New Photogr. Man. iv. 113 When you encounter an interesting subject, do not just fire away from where you are standing. extracted from firev.¹ < as lemmas
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