What does "fire back" mean?

To respond quickly and aggressively To give a sharp verbal response.

How do you use "fire back" in a sentence?

She fired back at her critics. He fired back with a witty reply. The politician fired back at the media.

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

含义: To respond quickly and aggressively

迅速反击；强硬回应

Responder rápidamente y con fuerza

素早く反撃する；言い返す

신속하게 반격하다; 쏘아붙이다

To give a sharp verbal response.

给出尖锐的言语回应。

Dar una respuesta verbal contundente.

鋭い言葉で応答すること。

날카롭게 말로 응수하다.

Base verb: fire

Particle: back

Separable: No — the verb and particle stay together

She fired back at her critics.
她迅速回击批评者
respondió con contundencia a sus críticos
批判者たちに素早く反撃した
그녀는 비판자들에게 즉각 반격했다.
He fired back with a witty reply.
他用机智的回答予以反击
contraatacó con una respuesta ingeniosa
機転の利いた返答で言い返した
그는 재치 있는 답변으로 쏘아붙였다.
The politician fired back at the media.
那位政客向媒体发起反击
el político arremetió contra los medios
政治家はメディアに反撃した
그 정치인은 언론에 반격했다.

语境: responding, aggressive, quick

语气: sharp

From returning fire in combat.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal