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fireman

/fahyuhr-muhn/US // ˈfaɪər mən //UK // (ˈfaɪəmən) //

消防员,消防队员,救火员,消防人员

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural fire·men.

    • : a person employed to extinguish or prevent fires; firefighter.
    • : a person employed to tend fires; stoker.
    • : Railroads. a person employed to fire and lubricate a steam locomotive.a person employed to assist the engineer of a diesel or electric locomotive.
    • : U.S. Navy. an enlisted person assigned to the care and operation of a ship's machinery.
    • : British Mining. fire boss.
    • : Baseball. relief pitcher.

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Examples

  • The cheers that went up when a fireman was taken from a window, placed on a gurney and rolled away.

  • A fireman came in on a stretcher, an older man, wearing the uniform of a unit from Jersey City across the river.

  • He didn’t have typical kid dreams—of growing up to become a fireman, doctor, or movie star.

  • Eventually, he leaves the dog in the care of another fireman and we go back, discussing the fire and the dog.

  • In fact, he would survive it, working as a volunteer fireman in London during the blitz.

  • The backup-man stops stroller traffic on the sidewalk, another fireman is road guard.

  • My cousin Al is a Navy veteran, a former EMT, and now a fireman in New York City.

  • He wanted to go into the Army and then be a police officer and then be a fireman.

  • The engineer and fireman stood leaning out over the closed lower half of the engine-room door.

  • Again the fireman reflected, for there was nothing hasty about this excellent creature.

  • Under Mr. Van Britt's directions the engineer and fireman of the pilot engine brought tools and the break was repaired.

  • The fireman—'e's a real 'andsome man—I can tike to that sort myself.

  • But the driver and fireman were beyond the range of their skill.

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