1·The fire had burnt (itself) out before the fire engines arrived.
救火车到达之前火就熄灭了。
—— 《牛津词典》
2·He didn't see or hear any fire engines approaching.
他没有看到或听到任何消防车接近。
3·Six fire engines, two trucks and two chiefs responded to the scene.
六辆消防车、两辆卡车和两名长官赶到现场。
4·We stagger from our rooms in various states of undress to the sound of fire engines screaming round the corner, guaranteeing we are all wide awake.
我们穿着各式各样的衣服，摇摇晃晃地从房间里走出来，听到消防车在拐角处呼啸的声音，这保证了我们都是清醒的。
5·Another example is the word siren, familiar to us as the mechanical device that makes such an alarming sound when police cars, ambulances, or fire engines approach.
另一个例子是“警报器”这个词，是我们很熟悉的一个机械装置，当警车、救护车或消防车靠近时，警报器会发出警报。
6·The fire engines were just pulling up, sirens blaring.
救火车刚刚停下，警笛声还在尖利地响着。
—— 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
7·Look! There come fire engines.
看，消防车来了！
8·Fire engines are used for putting out big fires.
救火车是用来扑灭大火的。
9·Fire engines use their sirens on the way to a fire.
救火车在去救火的路上使用警报器。
10·Fire engines and ambulances have priority over other traffic.
消防车和救护车比其他车辆有优先通行权。