firefight

/ˈfaɪərfaɪt/

Meanings

noun

交火，枪战

A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.

Examples :

"The police officers responded to a report of a bank robbery and soon found themselves in a intense firefight with the armed robbers. "

警察接到银行抢劫的报案后赶到现场，很快就与持枪劫匪发生了一场激烈的枪战。

Related Words

involving verb

/ɪnˈvɒlvɪŋ/ /ɪnˈvɑlvɪŋ/

缠绕，卷入。

"The baker was involving the dough around a metal form to create a spiral-shaped pastry. "

面包师正在把面团缠绕在一个金属模具上，以便制作螺旋形状的糕点。

robbery noun

/ˈɹɒbəɹi/ /ˈɹɑbəɹi/

抢劫，掠夺

"The robbery of the school's art supplies was a serious crime. "

抢劫学校美术用品的行为是一项严重的犯罪。

themselves pronoun

/ðəmˈsɛlvz/

他们自己，她们自己，它们自己

"They are going to try climbing Mount Everest themselves."

他们打算自己尝试攀登珠穆朗玛峰。

report noun

/ɹəˈpoːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ /ɹɪˈpɔɹt/

报告，汇报。

"A report by the telecommunications ministry on the phone network revealed a severe capacity problem."

电信部关于电话网络的报告揭示了一个严重的容量问题。

responded verb

/ɹəˈspɒndɪd/ /ɹəˈspɑndɪd/

回复，回答，回应。

"to respond to a question or an argument"

回复问题或回应争论。

police noun

[pəˈliːs] /ˈpliːs/ /ˈpoʊ.liːs/

警察，公安。

"Call the police!"

快叫警察！ (Kuài jiào jǐngchá!)

officers noun

/ˈɑfɪsɚz/ /ˈɒfɪsəz/ /ˈɔfɪsɚz/

军官，官员，长官

"The school officers organized the fundraising event. "

学校的负责人组织了这次募捐活动。

skirmish noun

/ˈskɜːmɪʃ/ /ˈskɝmɪʃ/

小冲突，小规模战斗。

"The students had a brief skirmish over who got the last cookie. "

学生们为了最后一块饼干发生了一场小冲突。

intense adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

紧张, 绷紧的.

"The teacher's voice was intense as she explained the difficult math problem. "

老师解释那道难解的数学题时，声音很紧张，绷得很紧。

robbers noun

/ˈrɑbərz/ /ˈrɒbərz/

抢劫犯，盗贼。

"The robbers ran away after stealing money from the bank. "

抢劫犯从银行抢走钱后就逃跑了。

gunfire noun

/ˈɡʌnfʌɪə/

枪声, 枪响。

"The sudden gunfire startled the children playing in the park. "

突如其来的枪声吓了公园里玩耍的孩子们一跳。

exchange noun

/ɛksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

交换，互换

"All in all, it was an even exchange."

总的来说，这是一次公平的交换。