fire drill

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An organized practice to prepare occupants of an office, school or other public building for evacuation in the event of a fire.
    — There was a fire drill this morning. We had to leave the building calmly and go to the birch tree, our meeting point.
  2. Any pointless, unproductive, useless, or chaotic activity. US,idiomatic
    — Since they've changed the standards again, our previous efforts now just amount to a fire drill.
  3. A fire-starting tool consisting of a wooden rod and some primitive means of rapidly rotating the rod on a flat surface like a drill until tinder can be ignited.
    — Near-synonym: firestarter (synonymous in some versions)

词形变化

fire drills plural
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