combust
英 [kəm'bʌst]
美
- vt. 燃烧；消耗
- n. 燃料
英英释意
- 1. cause to burn or combust;
- "The sun burned off the fog"
- "We combust coal and other fossil fuels"
- 2. start to burn or burst into flames;
- "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
- "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
- 3. get very angry and fly into a rage;
- "The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question"
- "Spam makes me go ballistic"
- 4. cause to become violent or angry;
- "Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan"
- 5. undergo combustion;
- "Maple wood burns well"