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fireproof

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++fire·proof /ˈfaɪəpruːf $ ˈfaɪr-/ adjective  BURNa building, piece of cloth etc that is fireproof cannot be badly damaged by flames 防火的,耐火的 fireproof clothing 防火服fireproof verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
fireproofTheatre curtains have to be fireproof.Roebling had pioneered fireproof construction methods, especially the use of reinforced concrete.Put the slice of bread on a fireproof dish and under the grill.Spread this mixture on to the whole mushrooms and arrange them on a baking sheet or in a fireproof dish.The dock was built during 1841-5 with five-storey fireproof warehouses of granite, brick and cast iron on all sides.
fire·proof adjectiveChineseSyllable
Corpus fireproof cannot piece that of a building, etc is be cloth


fireproof
fireproof /ˈfaɪəpruːf $ ˈfaɪr-/ adjective
a building, piece of cloth etc that is fireproof cannot be badly damaged by flames:
    fireproof clothing
—fireproof verb [transitive]


fire·proofBrE /ˈfaɪəpruːf/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfaɪərpruːf/ 🔊 adjectiveable to resist great heat without burning or being badly damaged 防火的;耐火的a fireproof door防火门a fireproof dish (= that can be heated in an oven) 耐火盘