fire

火

物が燃えるときに生じる熱や光。

やさしい英語で： The heat and light produced when something burns.

• Dry grass catches fire easily.
• Fire needs fuel to keep burning.
• The roof was on fire when we arrived.

類義語： combustion

よく使う表現： catch fire, on fire, fire and smoke

火事、火災

物が燃え、被害や危険を引き起こす出来事。

やさしい英語で： An event in which something burns and causes damage or danger.

• A fire destroyed the shop.
• Firefighters stopped the fire from spreading.
• Did everyone escape from the hotel fire?

類義語： blaze

よく使う表現： house fire, forest fire, fire alarm

火、たき火

暖を取る、料理する、明かりを得るため、一か所で燃やす木など。

やさしい英語で： Burning wood or other material kept in one place for warmth, cooking, or light.

• We sat beside the fire.
• Dad lit a fire to keep us warm.
• They cooked their dinner over an open fire.

よく使う表現： light a fire, wood fire, camp fire

ストーブ、暖房器具

電気やガスを使って部屋を暖める機器。

やさしい英語で： A device that heats a room using electricity or gas.

• Please turn the fire on.
• They installed a gas fire in the sitting room.
• The old electric fire takes ages to warm the room.

類義語： heater

よく使う表現： electric fire, gas fire

火

古代の思想家が世界を作ると考えた四つの基本物質の一つ、火。

やさしい英語で： One of four basic substances that ancient thinkers believed made up the world.

• Fire was one of the four elements.
• The philosopher linked fire with heat and dryness.
• Her painting represents earth, water, air, and fire.

よく使う表現： element of fire, fire and air

火

一部の伝統的思想で、五つの基本的な力や物質の一つとされる火。

やさしい英語で： One of five basic forces or substances in some traditional systems of thought.

• Fire is one of the five elements.
• In this Chinese system, wood feeds fire.
• The diagram shows fire giving rise to earth.

よく使う表現： fire and water, fire element

最高、すごい

非常によく、わくわくさせたり、強い印象を与えたりする。

やさしい英語で： Extremely good, exciting, or impressive.

• That song is fire.
• Your new outfit looks absolutely fire.
• She shared some fire tracks with us.

類義語： great, amazing, excellent

反対語： terrible

よく使う表現： absolutely fire, fire track, fire outfit

解雇する、首にする

仕事上の失敗や働きぶりの悪さなどを理由に、仕事を辞めさせること。

やさしい英語で： To make someone leave their job, usually because they have done something wrong or performed badly.

• The boss fired him.
• She was fired for missing work repeatedly.
• Would you fire an employee for one mistake?

使い方： fire someone for something (They fired him for stealing equipment.)

類義語： dismiss, sack

反対語： hire

よく使う表現： fire someone, fire an employee