to draw fire

to draw fire
1. (material in combustion) 火
2. (for heating) 炉火
- He made a fire to warm himself up. 他生火取暖。
3. (destructive event) 火灾；失火
- A fire had severely damaged part of the school. 一场火灾使学校的一部分遭到严重损坏。
4. (heater) 取暖器；暖气装置
- Turn the fire on. 打开取暖器吧。
5. (shooting) 射击；开火
- an exchange of fire during a police raid 警方突击过程中的一次交火
6. (criticism) 猛烈的批评；严厉的指责
- the main target of fire from the press 舆论猛烈批评的主要对象
7. (brilliance, brightness) 似火的光亮(或光芒)
8. (intensity) 热情；激情
- His punishing schedule seemed to dim his fire at times. 有时, 繁重的日程安排似乎冷却了他的激情。
9. (burning sensation) (喝酒等的)火辣辣的感觉
10. to catch fire
(start burning) 着火；开始燃烧
- My home caught fire and everything in it was destroyed. 我的房子失火了, 里面所有东西都烧没了。
(become exciting) 变得激动人心；变得成功
11. to draw fire
(be shot at) 吸引火力；成为靶子；成为射击目标
- Crowds elsewhere drew fire from troops. 别处的人群成了军队射击的目标。
(be criticized) 招致批评；遭受抨击
- The campaign is drawing fire from anti-smoking advocates. 这项运动遭到了反烟人士的抨击。
See: fire

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