kindle

英 [ˈkɪndl]

美 [ˈkɪndl]

v.  开始燃烧; 点燃; 激起(兴趣、感情等); 发展起来; 被感受到

过去分词：kindled　现在分词：kindling　过去式：kindled　第三人称单数：kindles　

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BNC.19245 / COCA.16468

牛津词典

verb

• 开始燃烧；点燃
  to start burning; to make a fire start burning
  1. We watched as the fire slowly kindled.
     我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
  2. to kindle a fire/flame
     点火；点燃火焰
• 激起（兴趣、感情等）；发展起来；被感受到
  to make sth such as an interest, emotion, etc. start to grow in sb; to start to be felt by sb
  1. It was her teacher who kindled her interest in music.
     是她的老师激发了她对音乐的兴趣。
  2. Suspicion kindled within her.
     她渐渐产生了怀疑。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 激起（感情）；使感受到
  If somethingkindlesa particular emotion in someone, it makes them start to feel it.
  1. The second world war kindled his enthusiasm for politics...
     第二次世界大战激起了他的政治热情。
  2. These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.
     这些诗激发了一代又一代孩子的想象力。
• VERB 点燃
  If youkindlea fire, you light paper or wood in order to start it.
  1. I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.
     我进来把炉子点着了。

英英释义

verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  1. arouse pity
  2. raise a smile
  3. evoke sympathy
  Synonym:arouseelicitenkindleevokefireraiseprovoke
• cause to start burning
  1. The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
  Synonym:enkindleconflagrateinflame
• catch fire
  1. The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
  Synonym:inflame

双语例句

• So if reading a printed book in dim light is fine, so is reading a Kindle or iPad.
  如果在昏暗的光线下阅读印刷书籍没什么问题的话，在Kindle或iPad上阅读也不会有问题。
• Amazon released its9.7-inch Kindle DX e-book reader in2009, which was aimed squarely at students and the textbook market.
  亚马逊在2009年就发布了直接面向学生和教科书市场的9.7英寸KindleDX电子阅读器。
• When I finished, the Kindle asked me if I wanted to buy the book.
  当我完成后，金乐问我，如果我想购买图书。
• The second world war kindled his enthusiasm for politics
  第二次世界大战激起了他的政治热情。
• How many kindles has Amazon sold?
  亚马逊卖出了多少部Kindle？
• Prime members who buy a kindle fire can stream movies through Amazon for free, for example.
  例如，购买了KindleFire的高级会员能免费通过亚马逊同步电影。
• These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.
  这些诗激发了一代又一代孩子的想象力。
• The wood is too wet to kindle.
  木柴太湿，燃点不着。
• Now, with its newest Kindle, the Voyage, Amazon is refining its e-reader once more.
  现在亚马逊推出了Kindle的最新款Voyage，再一次对它的电子阅读器进行了改良。
• I longed to kindle one!
  我多盼望能点燃一护火啊！