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单词 combust
释义
combust
verb[I]
uk
/kəmˈbʌst/us
/kəmˈbʌst/
tostarttoburn:
开始燃烧
Thewholeshipmightspontaneouslycombust(=startburningwithout being set onfire).整条船都可能自燃起来
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
  • fire
  • fire starter
  • firelighter
  • ignite
  • ignition
  • incendiary
  • kindle
  • kindling
  • light
  • make
  • makesomethingup
  • put
  • putsomethingout
  • reignition
  • relight
  • setsomething/someoneon fireidiom
  • strike
  • tinder
  • torch
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(Definition ofcombustfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcombust

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In these instances virtually all leaves were combusted.
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Second, elemental arsenic does notcombustwith copper in alloying as in the case of arsenic sulfide.
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In addition to the volume of waste combusted, the composition of waste is likely to be different.
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They discovered by the 10th century that saltpeter, which is a salt of nitrogen, niter, when mixed with sulfur, water, and air wouldcombuston being heated.
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Other sectors, of course, have different composite energy prices because of their different initial conditions and opportunities for abatement of air emissions when these fuels are combusted.
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Yet all the evidence is that polyurethane foam spontaneously combusts, particularly within 48 hours of manufacture.
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An examination might tell us why this material combusts internally in various situations.
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I have not heard that they have combusted as he said they would.
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As a result of this method, they were able to use local fuel andcombustit with the aid of oil.
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The plant grows, it fixes carbon, wecombustit and it grows again.
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The product is not marketed as a smoking cessation product, but an alternative tobacco product that is not combusted.
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It is important that these materials be prevented from combusting, melting or vaporising to the point of failure.
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This mixture is then combusted before leaving the device through a nozzle and creating thrust.
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However, some concerns have been raised due to experiments demonstrating that they will spontaneouslycombustif methane is mixed with the ambient air.
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Natural gas is frequently combusted in gas turbines as well as boilers.
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