firing
翻译
解雇, 开火, 烧制
例句
The firing of several employees was unexpected.
解雇几名员工是出乎意料的。
We heard the firing of guns in the distance.
我们听到了远处的枪声。
The pottery requires a second firing in the kiln.
这件陶器需要在窑里进行第二次烧制。
语法模式
the firing of sb./sth. 对某人/某物的解雇/开火 The firing of the manager was a shock.
近义词
同义词: dismissal, discharge, shooting
词源
来自多义动词 'fire'(射击、解雇、点燃)。
记忆技巧
想象一下,“解雇(firing)”一个人就像“开火(firing)”一门大炮——他们都是被强行“送走”的。