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

双语例句

• In a modern coal burning electric generating plant the steam may be hot enough to ignite wood.
  在一个烧煤的现代化发电厂内，蒸汽允许能热到足以把木头点燃起来。
• In the end, the rocket's engines failed to ignite.
  最后，火箭发动机点火失败。
• Ignite airbag units only in their securely installed, original condition!
  只有在气囊单元处于安全安装的原始状态下时，才能对其进行点火！
• We focus on your lifestyle, to ignite your senses.
  我们关注你的生活方式，点燃你的感官。
• An oil lamp that will not ignite flammable gases ( methane).
  不会点燃可燃性气体（甲烷）的油灯。
• As a kind of safety cigarette, low ignite propensity cigarette could reduce the risk of fires effectively.
  低引燃倾向卷烟作为一种安全型卷烟，能有效降低卷烟引起火灾的风险。
• Teacher, you are bright kindling and ignite the light of the students'inner heart;
  老师，您是光明的火种，点亮了学生心灵之光；
• If I can separate the shell from the casing maybe I can get the powder to ignite.
  如果我能把弹药和弹壳分开，或许我可以让火药点燃。
• 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。
• 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。