fired
翻译
被解雇的, 被开除的
例句
He was fired from his job last week.
他上周被解雇了。
She got fired for being late too often.
她因经常迟到而被解雇。
语法模式
((to be fired)) ((from sth.)) 从…被解雇 He was fired from his job last week.
((to get fired)) ((for -ing)) 因…被解雇 She got fired for being late too often.
近义词
Synonyms: dismissed, sacked, let go; Antonyms: hired, employed
词源
来自“to fire”（开火）这个动词，比喻像开枪一样把某人从工作中解雇。
记忆技巧
想象一下被从工作中“开火”射出去。中文的“炒鱿鱼”也有类似的比喻意味。