[] an occasion when a company sells goods cheaply because they have been damaged in a fire火灾后大甩卖a situation in which a company sells its machinery, parts of its business, etc. cheaply because it needs money quickly（因急需用钱而）减价出售◆The store may be forced to conduct a fire sale in order to stay alive.这家商店可能会为了维持生存而被迫廉价出售其商品。◆selling key assets at fire-sale prices廉价出售重要资产