"put out a fire" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 撲滅火

Definition

用水、沙子等方法讓火停止燃燒。也可以比喻迅速解決一個問題或危機。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既可以表示真正去撲滅火災，也可用來比喻緊急解決問題。多為口語。不要和“點火”混淆。

Examples

We called the firefighters to put out a fire in our kitchen.

我們叫了消防員來**撲滅火**在廚房裡。

You must put out a fire before it spreads.

你必須在火蔓延前**撲滅火**。

He used water to put out a fire in the trash can.

他用水**撲滅火**在垃圾桶裡。

Managers often have to put out a fire when something suddenly goes wrong at work.

經理經常在工作出問題時需要**撲滅火**（比喻危機）。

It took hours to put out a fire in the forest last night.

昨晚花了好幾個小時才**撲滅火**在森林裡。

Sorry I'm late; I had to put out a fire at the office.

不好意思我遲到了，我在辦公室**撲了一場火**（比喻處理了緊急問題）。