on fire是什么意思（on fire和on the fire用法辨析）

1. on fire

着火，火辣辣；火烧火燎的；发火，发怒，情绪激昂，情绪饱满，热情高涨，超水平发挥

The car was now on fire.

小轿车着火了。

The captain radioed that the ship was on fire.

船长发无线电说船着火了。

The workshop is on fire.

车间[工厂]起火了。

Some of the houses nearest the bridge were on fire.

离桥最近的一些房屋着火了。

Lightning set several buildings on fire.

闪电燃着了几栋大楼。

This building is on fire, you must evacuate immediately.

这座楼着火了，大家必须立即疏散。

About 650 wells are on fire.

大约650个油井起火。

He couldn't breathe. His chest was on fire.

他无法呼吸。他的胸部火辣辣地疼痛。

Her head appears to be on fire but that is only a trick of the light.

她的头部看上去像是着火了，但那只是灯光造成的幻觉。

He was on fire with this marvelous sight.

看到这一令人叹为观止的景象，他激动万分。

The breathtaking potentialities of mechanization set the minds of manufacturers and merchants on fire

机械化的惊人潜力使制造厂和商人们激动不已。

He was on fire with this marvelous sight.

他被这奇妙的景象迷住了

Man, You are on fire!

哥们儿，你状态真不错！

set the world on fire大获成功；引起轰动（通常用于否定句）

He's never going to set the world on fire with his paintings.

他的绘画永远不会引起轰动。

2. on the fire在火上，在火炉上，在审议中，在准备中

Actually we were pouring oil on the fire and making matters worse.

实际上我们是在火上浇油，把事情弄得更糟。

Put the kettle on the fire.

把水壶放在炉子上。

I put more coal on the fire.

我往火里再加了些煤。

Don't forget to cast more wood on the fire.

别忘了往火堆里加木块。

He has a new play/novei on the fire.

他正打算写一个新剧本/小说。

Who will attend the meeting is on the fire.

参加会议的人选还未决定。

The time when we will have a meeting is on the fire.

我们什么时候开会还在考虑之中。

Where we will have the party is on the fire.

我们在什么地方聚会还未决定。

Your suggestion is on the fire.

你的建议正在被考虑中。