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单词 ignite
释义
ignite
verb
uk
/ɪɡˈnaɪt/us
/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
[IorT]formal
to (causeto)startburningorexplode:
点燃，（使）燃烧；（使）爆炸
Thefuelspontaneouslyignites because of the hightemperatureandpressure.燃料因高温和高压而自燃。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to start burning
  • catch fireA washing machine caught fire, sending the whole building up in flames.
  • catch alightHe was badly burned when his clothing caught alight.
  • kindleWe set up our tents and kindled a fire.
  • burst into flamesTwo men had a miracle escape when their helicopter burst into flames.
  • combustOily rags placed near an open flame could spontaneously combust.
  • igniteThe gasoline ignited and the house was engulfed in flames.
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[T]
tocauseadangerous,excited, orangrysituationtobegin:
激起
Theproposedrestrictionshave ignited astormofprotest.拟议中的限制规定激起了抗议的浪潮。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Starting fires
  • arsonist
  • bellows
  • combust
  • fire
  • fire starter
  • firelighter
  • ignition
  • kindle
  • kindling
  • light
  • make
  • makesomethingup
  • put
  • putsomethingout
  • reignition
  • set fire tosomething/someoneidiom
  • setsomething/someoneon fireidiom
  • strike
  • tinder
  • torch
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Exploding and erupting
Starting and beginning
(Definition ofignitefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

ignite| American Dictionary

ignite
verb[I/T]
us
/ɪɡˈnɑɪt/
tostartburning, or tocausesomething tostartburning:
[T]Theforestfirebeganwhen asparkfrom acampfireignited somedrygrassnearby.
[T]fig.to ignite acontroversy
(Definition ofignitefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofignite

ignite
Thermonuclear burn performance of volumeignited and centrally ignited bare deuterium-tritium microspheres.
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Thermonuclear burn per formance of volumeignited and centrally ignited bare deuterium-tritium microspheres.
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All existing fires were extinguished, and a new fire was ritually ignited at a sacred location.
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The primary focus was still the new milling tax, but it was also a last straw, igniting deeper frustrations.
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Fires began igniting all over, however, and this boy could barely manage by himself.
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A possibility of laser ignited target heating of the cold plasma confined in a mirror machine is conceivable, which amplifies the original inertial fusion energy.
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The splintering of large trees, without igniting fire, is the most dramatic demonstration of the non-thermal explosive force of the electric arc.
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Is it the growth of the modern agricultural export sector, ignited perhaps by the trade liberalization of the early 1990s, and supported thereafter by high international commodity prices?
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Fusion burning waves ignited by cumulation jets.
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Before the workman using the burner realised the danger the mist reached the flame and became ignited.
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A number of deaths and serious injuries have also been caused by fire or explosion when vapour from the substance ignites.
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Provided it ignited at once it was not too dangerous.
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He then ignited the mixture and drove the car.
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In that case the spark ignited the uniform, which went up in flames.
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We have the task to use our diplomacy to help to put out fires across the world and prevent fresh fires igniting.
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