ignite
英 [ɪg'naɪt]
美[ɪɡ'naɪt]
- vt. 点燃；使燃烧；使激动
- vi. 点火；燃烧
英英释意
- 1. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;
- "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"
- "Light a cigarette"
- 2. start to burn or burst into flames;
- "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
- "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
- 3. arouse or excite feelings and passions;
- "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
- "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
- "Wake old feelings of hatred"