ignite

ignite
[ɪgˈnʌɪt]
verb
  1. catch fire or cause to catch fire
    (使)着火,燃烧,点燃
    [no obj.]furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites.
    家具着火后会散发出致命的烟。
    [with obj.]he lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes.
    他点了一根烟,这根烟点燃了汽油烟。
    ■[with obj.](figurative)arouse (an emotion)
    (喻)激发(感情)
    the words ignited new fury in him.
    那些话激起了他新的怒气。
    ■[with obj.](figurative)inflame or instigate (a situation)
    (喻)激起(情势)
    they were about to ignite the European socialist revolution.
    那时他们即将点燃欧洲社会主义革命的烈火。
派生
ignitability
noun
ignitable
adjective
语源
  1. mid 17th cent. (in the sense 'make intensely hot'): from Latin ignire 'set on fire', from ignis 'fire'
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