"fight fires" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 灭火
• 扑灭火灾

Definition

努力阻止火灾蔓延并将其扑灭；也可以比喻处理紧急问题。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Fight fires' 既可指消防员灭火，也可比喻在工作中应对紧急突发问题。在办公室语境中很常用，类似中文的'救火'。

Examples

Firefighters fight fires to save people and homes.

消防员**灭火**以拯救人们和房屋。

She wants to fight fires when she grows up.

她长大后想要**灭火**。

They called the team to fight fires in the forest.

他们叫来了团队去**灭火**，因为森林着火了。

At work, I feel like I just fight fires all day long.

工作中，我感觉整天都在**救火**。

He was hired to manage, not to constantly fight fires.

他被雇来管理，而不是一直在**救火**。

Sometimes you just have to drop everything and fight fires.

有时候你必须放下手头一切，去**救火**。