考研英语大纲常考词组短语 on fire
释义:
on fire 着火;起火;在兴头上;非常激动
例句:
Many of the buildings in the west of the city are on fire.
该城西部的许多建筑都着火了。
The moon over there is on fire, too.
那边的月亮也着火了。
Yeah, I'm on fire.
是的,我着火了。
Peter, the eagle's nest is surely on fire, too.
彼得,鹰巢肯定也着火了。
About 650 wells are on fire.
约六百五十口油井在燃烧。
The car was now on fire.
小轿车着火了。
A candle had set the curtains on fire.
蜡烛把窗帘燃起来了。
Capt. Hunt asked which engine was on fire.
亨特上尉问是哪个引擎着火了。
He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.
他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。
The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.
船长发无线电报说船着火了。
Protesters set cars on fire and burned a building.
抗议者们焚烧汽车,烧毁了一栋建筑。
He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.
他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。
Dozens of people have been injured and many vehicles set on fire.
已经有几十人受伤,很多车辆被放火焚烧。
Women were screaming; some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire.
女人们在尖叫;最靠近桥的一些房屋在燃烧。
I went over and struck up a conversation, and we got on like a house on fire.
我走过去搭讪聊天,我们一见如故。
Forests were on fire.
森林里烧起了大火。