firefight

英 [ˈfaɪəfaɪt]

美 [ˈfaɪərfaɪt]

n.  交火; 枪战; 炮战

现在分词：firefighting　复数：firefights　

BNC.48819 / COCA.18095

牛津词典

noun

• 交火；枪战；炮战
  a battle where guns are used, involving soldiers or the police

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 交火;枪战;炮战
  Afirefightis a battle in a war which involves the use of guns rather than bombs or any other sort of weapon.
  1. U.S. Marines had a firefight with local gunmen this morning.
     今晨美国海军陆战队士兵同当地持枪歹徒发生了交火。

双语例句

• On Saturday, a police helicopter made an emergency landing after being hit by gunfire during a firefight between rival gangs.
  周六，一架警方直升机在犯罪团伙之间的枪战中被击中，随后紧急迫降。
• On the Design of firefight Water Supply in High Buildings for Civil Use
  浅谈高层民用建筑有关消防给水设计的几点体会
• Following the firefight, the noncombatants were moved to a safe location as the damaged helicopter was detonated.
  紧随交火，直升机被引爆后非作战人员被移到了安全地带。
• US Army ranger has been awarded the Medal of Honor, America's highest military medal, for his actions in a firefight in Afghanistan.
  美国军队一名骑警因在阿富汗一场战斗中的卓越表现，被授予荣誉勋章，这是美国最高等级的军功章。
• Palestinian freelance reporter on assignment for Reuters was shot in the leg during the Rafah firefight and was in stable condition at a hospital, a Reuters staffer said.
  路透社雇佣的一名巴勒斯坦自由撰稿人在交火中腿部中弹，目前情况稳定，在医院接受治疗。
• This will give you a warning and a little bit of time to pull out your secondary and prepare for a firefight.
  这会给你换成备用武器并准备火拼的一点警告与时间。
• A senior government official said previously that the attack appeared to have been in revenge for a firefight near their disputed border late last year in which the North's navy was humiliated.
  一位政府高级官员先前说，这次袭击好像是对去年发生在有争议的边境附近的一次交火的报复。
• There's a good chance we could end up in a firefight.
  我们很有可能碰到一场战斗。
• As reporters returned from the National Museum to their hotels beside the Tigris tonight, marines guarding the hotels were caught in a heavy firefight with Iraqis across the river, and the neighborhoods erupted with tank and heavy machine-gun fire.
  当记者当晚从国家博物馆返回他们在底格里斯河边上的饭店的时候，正在守卫宾馆的海军陆战队员正在与河对岸的伊拉克人激烈交火。
• I don't want you caught in the middle of a firefight.
  我可不想你在交火当中就被捉住。