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firefight
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈfaɪə.faɪt/ us /ˈfaɪr.faɪt/
a fight, often unexpected, between opposing groups of soldiers in which they shoot at each other: （常指敌对部队之间突发的）交火，炮战
The opposing units opened fire simultaneously at close range and a 15-minute firefight ensued.交战的部队在近距离内同时朝对方开火，交火持续了15分钟。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fighting
armed combat
arms
array
bellicosity
blood diamond
bloodlessly
conflict
dogfight
engage
gunfight
pick on someone your own sizeidiom
rabbit punch
refight
remobilization
remobilize
scuffle
see action
tilt at windmillsidiom
toe
tussle
firefight
verb[ I ]
uk /ˈfaɪə.faɪt/ us /ˈfaɪr.faɪt/
UK(USput out fires)
to spend time on problems that need to be dealt with quickly, instead of working in a calm, planned way: 速战速决；火急火燎
Will the new manager be able to do anything other than firefight?新的经理除了火急火燎之外还能做点什么？
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Dealing with things or people
addressable
approach
attend to someone/something
be all over it idiom
beard the lion (in his/her den)idiom
bed
cut
grip
have it out with someoneidiom
hold
hold onidiom
I/I've got thisidiom
ill-prepared
square
tend to someone/something
to get a handle on somethingidiom
to have a handle on somethingidiom
tough
tough something out
weather
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