| 单词 | fired |
| 释义 | fired (once / 147 pages) adj A person who's described as fired has been laid off from their job. A fired used car salesperson might be happier working as a librarian. The informal adjective fired implies that someone has been let go from work because of some negligence on their part (rather than being part of cost-cutting measures). A fired calculus teacher may find another job teaching math, or she might decide to pursue a completely new career. WORD FAMILYfired: firedest+/counterfire: counterfires/fiery: fierily, fieriness/fire: counterfire, fiery, fired, fires, firing, misfire/firing: firings/misfire: misfired, misfires, misfiring USAGE EXAMPLESHere’s true genius, though: Being owed money from two teams that fired you 367 days apart. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) Police responded to a shots fired call about 1 a.m. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) They say when officers entered the home, the man displayed a gun before police fired. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) adj having lost your job Syn discharged, dismissed, laid-off, pink-slipped unemployed not engaged in a gainful occupation |
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