reignite
verb
uk/ˌriː.ɪɡˈnaɪt/us/ˌriː.ɪɡˈnaɪt/[IorT]
tostartburningagain, or to make somethingstartburningagain:
There werefearsthefirecould reignite.
Thecrewextinguishedthefiresoonafter itstarted, but apassingtrainreignited it andallowedit tospread.
[T]
to make something such as adisagreementorworrythat wasdisappearinggrowstronger:
重新激起Therecentfood-poisoningscarehas reigniteddebate/concern/controversyoverfarmingmethods.最近的食品中毒恐慌再次激起了对耕作方法的辩论/关注/争论。
There arefearsthatrisingwageswill reigniteinflation.有人担心工资上涨会重新引起通货膨胀。
- Ragingforestfiresreignited in Indonesia,shroudingtheislandof Borneo inhaze.
- Late lastnighthighwindsand anapparentgasleakreignitedfires.
- Takingpartin thedanceshow reignited herpassionforperforming.
- Thedevelopmentreignitedpublicinterestin acasethat no one hadheardabout for a fewweeks.
Burning, burnt & on fire
- ablaze
- afire
- alight
- blaze
- burn(something)down
- burn sb up
- burned out
- burnt
- burnt offering
- burnt out
- carbonize
- char
- charred
- flame
- frazzle
- go up in flamesidiom
- inextinguishable
- scorched
- sear
- unlit
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