[] () to force sb to leave their job解雇；开除◆‘You're fired!’“你被解雇了！”◆She got fired from her first job for always being late.她干第一份工作时因为总是迟到而被解雇了。◆Who is responsible for hiring and firing staff?谁负责招聘和解雇员工呢？SYNsack ➡ see note at dismiss ●ˌfire aˈway (, ) used to tell sb to begin to speak or ask a question（让人）开始说，开始问◆‘Can I ask you a question?’ ‘Fire away!’“我能问你一个问题吗？”“那就问吧！”●ˌfire sth ˈoffto write or say sth to sb very quickly, often when you are angry（常指愤怒地）奋笔疾书，连珠炮似地说◆He fired off a letter of complaint.他奋笔写了一封投诉信。if you fire off an email, you send it发送（电子邮件）●ˌfire sth ˈup () to start a machine, piece of equipment, computer program, etc.发动（机器）；启动（设备、程序等）◆Let me just fire up my laptop.让我来启动笔记本电脑吧。