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central-fire

/sen-truhl-fahyuhr/US // ˈsɛn trəlˌfaɪər //

中央火力,中心火,中央火,中心火力

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : center-fire.

Examples

  • But what is there more irresponsible than playing with the fire of an imagined civil war in the France of today?

  • Offending the other ones has been a central strategy for Paul over the last year.

  • The cameraman was reporting on the factory catching fire when the inevitable happened.

  • Lady Edith is so sad that her sadness nearly set the whole damned house on fire.

  • President Eisenhower sent the 101st Airborne Division to force Faubus to admit the students to Central High School.

  • Most of my observations are in keeping with Skutch's detailed report of the species in Central America.

  • "A camp-fire would hardly flash and die out like that, Sarge," he answered thoughtfully.

  • She got up and stood in front of the fire, having her hand on the chimney-piece and looking down at the blaze.

  • The fire had been heaped over with earth—to screen it from prying eyes, I suppose, while the good work went on.

  • But, as the keel of the boats touched bottom, each boat-load dashed into the water and then into the enemy's fire.