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

• 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。
• If we could ignite that gas before it leaves the plant.
  如果我们能在毒气离开这里之前点燃天然气。
• And it does so at a high enough temperature to ignite the solid fuel.
  在足以点燃固体燃料的高温中，HTP就是这样反应的。
• 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。
• How to ignite your sales and profits!
  如何点燃你的销售和利润！
• It supplies the high-voltage surges that ignite the compressed air-fuel mixture in the combustion chambers.
  提供高压电脉冲点燃燃烧室中空气和燃油的高压混合气。
• A creative approach to love will attract partners who can ignite the passion within you.
  你在爱情上的创新观念会吸引到能点燃你内心激情的伴侣；
• Static electricity will ignite gasoline vapors.
  静电会点燃汽油蒸气。
• 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。
• 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。