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

P1. to return fire and variants: to retaliate by shooting or firing back. Also figurative.Cf. quots. a1632, 1696 at sense 15b.

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1690 Jrnl. Late Motions & Actions of Confederate Forces 23 We sent a Lieutenant of Horse with Thirty men to Fire on them, which he did, but they stirred not, neither returned their Fire.

1726 Dublin Weekly Jrnl. 18 June 247/2 Up starts an Highwayman, and demands the Gentleman's Money, and Fired but miss'd him, the Gentleman returning Fire shot him dead.

1784 Edinb. Advertiser 28 May 338/2 On Mr. C's firing a second time, the ball struck, and broke the cock of his antagonist's pistol, which he held in his hand ready to return the fire.

1853 Cruise Challenger Life-boat 6 We encountered more vile and obscene language on that canal, than during the whole voyage... John Cash, however, proved himself a proficient, and returned fire with great effect.

1894 Amer. Hist. Reg. Oct. 122 The fleet was attacked, but returned fire so valiantly that the Confederates were obliged to fall back.

1940 Times 27 Feb. 7 A German Heinkel aeroplane returned fire when it was pursued by a Netherlands fighter aeroplane above Dutch territory.

1991 G. F. Paules Dishing it Out v. 126 A waitress who returns fire on an angry customer jeopardizes the dollar or two she might have made if she had suppressed her anger.

2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 20 Sept. 4 Its soldiers had returned fire in self defence after being shot at from several points.

单词	to return fire
释义	> as lemmas to return fire P1. to return fire and variants: to retaliate by shooting or firing back. Also figurative.Cf. quots. a1632, 1696 at sense 15b. ΚΠ 1690 Jrnl. Late Motions & Actions of Confederate Forces 23 We sent a Lieutenant of Horse with Thirty men to Fire on them, which he did, but they stirred not, neither returned their Fire. 1726 Dublin Weekly Jrnl. 18 June 247/2 Up starts an Highwayman, and demands the Gentleman's Money, and Fired but miss'd him, the Gentleman returning Fire shot him dead. 1784 Edinb. Advertiser 28 May 338/2 On Mr. C's firing a second time, the ball struck, and broke the cock of his antagonist's pistol, which he held in his hand ready to return the fire. 1853 Cruise Challenger Life-boat 6 We encountered more vile and obscene language on that canal, than during the whole voyage... John Cash, however, proved himself a proficient, and returned fire with great effect. 1894 Amer. Hist. Reg. Oct. 122 The fleet was attacked, but returned fire so valiantly that the Confederates were obliged to fall back. 1940 Times 27 Feb. 7 A German Heinkel aeroplane returned fire when it was pursued by a Netherlands fighter aeroplane above Dutch territory. 1991 G. F. Paules Dishing it Out v. 126 A waitress who returns fire on an angry customer jeopardizes the dollar or two she might have made if she had suppressed her anger. 2008 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 20 Sept. 4 Its soldiers had returned fire in self defence after being shot at from several points. extracted from returnv.¹ < as lemmas
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