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    A building, a door, a piece of cloth, or a box that is fireproof is made so that flames cannot burn it badly — or, people hope, cannot burn it at all.

    A building, a door, a piece of cloth, or a box that is fireproof一棟建築、一扇門、一塊布，或一個箱子，如果是fireproof（防火的） is made so that flames cannot burn it badly代表它被做成火焰不會把它燒得很嚴重 or, people hope, cannot burn it at all或者，大家希望的是，根本燒不了它

    Builders put fireproof doors on the so a fire in one room does not race through the whole block. Some work clothes, theatre curtains, and kitchen blankets are called fireproof too, so a spark does not turn into a disaster.

    Builders put fireproof doors on the stairs建商會在樓梯間裝防火門 so a fire in one room does not race through the whole block這樣一個房間著火，就不會整棟大樓都燒起來 Some work clothes, theatre curtains, and kitchen blankets有些工作服、劇院布幕，還有廚房用的滅火毯 are called fireproof too也被叫做fireproof so a spark does not turn into a disaster這樣一個火花才不會演變成一場災難

    You will also hear it as a verb: to fireproof a wall is to treat it or cover it so fire cannot eat it easily. The ending -proof is the same idea as in waterproof: “this can stand up to X.” Though actually, the tidy word is tidier than life.

    You will also hear it as a verb你也會聽到它當動詞用 to fireproof a wallto fireproof a wall（把一面牆做防火處理） is to treat it or cover it是指去處理或包覆它 so fire cannot eat it easily讓火不容易把它吃掉 The ending -proof is the same idea as in waterproof字尾-proof的概念跟waterproof一樣 "this can stand up to X."「這個東西擋得住X」 Though actually不過其實 the tidy word is tidier than life這個整齊的字，比現實生活整齊多了

    A lot of things sold as fireproof will still be ruined in a very, very hot fire; they just last much longer than ordinary wood or cotton. Careful people sometimes say fire-resistant when they want to be exact.

    A lot of things sold as fireproof很多標榜fireproof的東西 will still be ruined in a very, very hot fire在非常非常猛烈的火裡還是會被毀掉 they just last much longer than ordinary wood or cotton它們只是比普通的木頭或棉布撐得久很多而已 Careful people sometimes say fire-resistant講究精確的人，有時候會改說fire-resistant（耐火的） when they want to be exact當他們想講得精確一點的時候

    The word feels practical, not poetic — labels, building rules, insurance.

    The word feels practical, not poetic這個字給人的感覺很實用，不是詩意的字 labels, building rules, insurance常出現在標籤、建築法規、保險裡

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組成fire（火）+ -proof（能擋住、不受傷害）。From fire + -proof. The -proof piece is the same as in waterproof.

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原始詞典資料2 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

fireproofadj

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    Resistant to damage from fire.

    • The fireproof safe will protect documents inside for up to four hours in a standard house fire.
    • When I was in the States, three years ago, the head porter at one hotel took pains to impress on me that the building was absolutely fireproof.

fireproofverb

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    To make resistant to damage from fire.

    • I hastily fireproofed my clothing somewhat by pouring a bucket of water over myself before dashing into the flames.
    • When he had built his home in Camarillo in 2024, he had taken every precaution to fireproof it, a practice the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is increasingly encouraging homeowners to do. […] Despite fire officials ordering the evacuation of thousands of homes, 250 residents chose to stay, according to Ventura County Sheriff Jim Fryhoff. Some wanted to defend their homes, while others, like Snyder, had fireproofed their homes and felt confident in their chances.

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。