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

fire-eating1

/ˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ/

noun

The action or practice of eating, or appearing to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment.

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From fire + eating, after fire-eater.

fire-eating2

/ˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ/

adjective

1That eats, or appears to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment.

2Fierce, belligerent, quarrelsome.

3 US. Designating an extreme Southern partisan advocating secession from the Union. See fire-eater. Now historical.

Origin

Early 18th century. From fire + eating, after fire-eater.

单词	fire-eating
释义	fire-eating1 /ˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ/ noun The action or practice of eating, or appearing to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From fire + eating, after fire-eater. fire-eating2 /ˈfʌɪərˌiːtɪŋ/ adjective 1That eats, or appears to eat, flames (from a burning torch), burning coals, red-hot metal, etc., especially as a performance at a circus, fair, or similar entertainment. 2Fierce, belligerent, quarrelsome. 3 US. Designating an extreme Southern partisan advocating secession from the Union. See fire-eater. Now historical. Origin Early 18th century. From fire + eating, after fire-eater.
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