英语单词短语词组“set something/someone on fire”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

setsomething/someoneon fire

idiom

tocausesomething or someone tostartburning:

Apeaceactivisthad set herself onfireinprotestover the government'sinvolvementin thewar.

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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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Starting fires

arsonist
combust
fire
fire starter
firelighter
ignite
ignition
incendiary
kindle
kindling
light
make
makesomethingup
put
putsomethingout
reignition
set fire tosomething/someoneidiom
strike
tinder
torch

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(Definition ofset something/someone on firefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	set something/someone on fire
释义	setsomething/someoneon fire idiom tocausesomething or someone tostartburning: Apeaceactivisthad set herself onfireinprotestover the government'sinvolvementin thewar. 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. See more results » SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Starting fires arsonist combust fire fire starter firelighter ignite ignition incendiary kindle kindling light make makesomethingup put putsomethingout reignition set fire tosomething/someoneidiom strike tinder torch See more results » (Definition ofset something/someone on firefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/set-on-fire##
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