"take fire" in Chinese (Simplified)
着火起火
Definition
指突然着火或开始燃烧,通常是无意的。在军事语境中也可指突然遭到攻击(武器射击)。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
多见于文学、技术或军事语境,而日常对话中较少见。常与物品搭配(房子、汽车)。军事用语指突然遭受武器攻击。与'set fire'(故意点火)不同。
Examples
Be careful or the paper might take fire.
小心,否则纸可能会**着火**。
The dry grass quickly took fire under the sun.
干草在阳光下很快**着火**了。
When the stove fell, the kitchen took fire.
炉子倒下时,厨房**着火**了。
Suddenly, the whole engine took fire and smoke filled the air.
突然,整个发动机**着火**了,烟雾弥漫空中。
The enemy bunker took fire from our artillery as soon as we spotted it.
我们一发现敌方碉堡,炮兵就对其**开火**了。
Don’t leave oily rags near the heater—they can easily take fire.
别把油布放在加热器旁边,它们很容易**着火**。