ignite

英 [ɪɡˈnaɪt]

美 [ɪɡˈnaɪt]

v.  (使)燃烧，着火; 点燃

过去分词：ignited　过去式：ignited　现在分词：igniting　第三人称单数：ignites　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.11118 / COCA.7393

牛津词典

verb

• （使）燃烧，着火；点燃
  to start to burn; to make sth start to burn
  1. Gas ignites very easily.
     汽油易燃。
  2. Tempers ignited when the whole family spent Christmas together.
     全家凑到一起度圣诞节，大家心里都十分激动。
  3. Flames melted a lead pipe and ignited leaking gas.
     火焰熔化了一段铅管，燃着了漏出来的煤气。
  4. His words ignited their anger.
     他的话引发了他们的怒火。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG 点燃;(使)燃烧;着火
  When youignitesomething or when itignites, it starts burning or explodes.
  1. The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses...
     炸弹引发的大火烧毁了大约 60 栋房屋。
  2. The blasts were caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.
     爆炸是由甲烷气囊被引燃造成的。
• VERB 激起;使激动
  If something or someoneignitesyour feelings, they cause you to have very strong feelings about something.
  1. There was one teacher who really ignited my interest in words...
     曾经有一位老师真正激起了我对文字的兴趣。
  2. The recent fighting in the area could ignite regional passions far beyond the borders.
     最近该地区的战斗可能激发边境以外整个地区的激动情绪。

英英释义

verb

• arouse or excite feelings and passions
  1. The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor
  2. The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world
  3. Wake old feelings of hatred
  Synonym:inflamestir upwakeheatfire up
• cause to start burning
  1. Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
  2. Light a cigarette
  Synonym:light
• start to burn or burst into flames
  1. Marsh gases ignited suddenly
  2. The oily rags combusted spontaneously
  Synonym:eruptcatch firetake firecombustconflagrate

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