on the fire meaning in English
在火上
Examples
- I screwed up the note and threw it on the fire .
我把便条揉成团扔进火里了。 - The kettle ( on the fire ) is nearly dry. put some more water in it , quickly .
壶要烧干了，赶快续水。 - High on that staircase were the rooms in which he had crammed for his degree, upon the system by which the scholar simmers on the fire of cramming .
在这道楼梯上面的是一些房间，为了学位，他曾经在那里头临急抱过佛脚，在那种制度下，学生就在死记硬背的火候上慢慢地烧着熬着。 - He leaned and put another piece of wood on the fire
他俯着身在火上添了一块柴。 - The young writer has a new novel on the fire
这位年轻的作家正打算写一部新小说。