熄火

• 拼音: xī huǒ
• 汉字拆解: 熄 = 火 + 息 (fire + cease/breath — to extinguish); 火 = fire radical (four strokes representing flames)

含义

To extinguish a fire; to turn off an engine; (of an engine) to stall. Used for fires going out, engines being switched off, or vehicles stalling.

Versatile verb phrase applicable to fire safety, vehicles, and cooking. In figurative use, it can mean a project or initiative losing momentum. 熄 (extinguish) + 火 (fire).

例句

1. 消防队员在确认火势完全熄灭之前，始终守候在现场，防止死灰复燃。
2. 进入地下停车场前，司机通常会将发动机熄火，以减少尾气污染。
3. 锅里的汤煮好后要及时熄火，避免过度沸腾导致汤汁变少。

用法指南

语境: everyday, vehicles, cooking, fire safety, engineering

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 因初期处置失当，火势在熄火前已烧了十六个小时，造成危险化学品泄漏，救援难度很高。(Because the early response was mishandled, the fire had burned for sixteen hours before it was extinguished, causing hazardous chemical leaks and making rescue operations very difficult.)
• 坡道起步时若操作不当导致发动机熄火，驾驶员要先踩刹车并拉手刹，再冷静重启。(If the engine stalls during a hill start because of improper operation, the driver should first press the brake and apply the handbrake, then calmly restart the engine.)

错误说法

• 熄火 to mean 'to put out' in the abstract sense of resolving a conflict or calming a situation — use 平息 or 化解 for interpersonal or social conflicts; 熄火 is physical and literal, referring to actual flames or mechanical engines

起源与历史

熄 = 火 + 息 (fire + breath/cease — the fire ceases, extinguished) + 火 (fire) — to cause fire to cease; 息 combines 自 (nose/self) and 心 (heart) to mean breath, rest, cease

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal