作为动词短语,它的基本结构是:
直接描述“生火”的行为,无需额外修饰。
例:
Let's make a fire—it's getting cold.(我们生火吧,天要冷了。)
Can you make a fire? I'm not good at it.(你会生火吗?我不擅长这个。)
说明“生火的目的”(取暖、做饭、照明等)。
例:
We made a fire to keep warm in the mountains.(我们在山里生火取暖。)
They made a big fire for cooking the fish.(他们生了堆大火来烤鱼。)
说明“生火的位置”。
例:
Don't make a fire in the forest—it's dangerous.(别在森林里生火,很危险。)
He made a fire on the beach and we roasted marshmallows.(他在海滩生火,我们烤棉花糖。)
描述火的“大小、状态”。
例:
Let's make a small fire—we don't need too much heat.(我们生个小火吧,不需要太多热量。)
They made a big fire to celebrate the festival.(他们生了堆大火庆祝节日。)
过去式/过去分词:made a fire(如:She made a fire yesterday evening.)
复数形式:make fires(表“多次/泛指生火”,如:Primitive people made fires to scare wild animals.)
区分近义短语:
"make a fire":强调“生火的过程”(准备燃料+点燃);
"light a fire":强调“点燃”(燃料已备好,只需点燃);
"start a fire":可与 "make a fire" 互换,但更侧重“引发/开始”(如:Careless smoking started the fire.)。
Camping trip(露营):We made a fire every night to tell stories around it.(我们每晚生火,围着火讲故事。)
Home(家庭):Grandpa made a fire in the fireplace to warm the room.(爷爷在壁炉里生火取暖。)
Survival(生存):If you get lost in the woods, make a fire to signal for help.(如果在树林里迷路,生火求救。)
总之,"make a fire" 是描述“生火”最基础的短语,适用于几乎所有需要“从无到有点燃燃料”的场景,搭配不同状语可丰富表达细节。