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ignite

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v.点火,点燃

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ignite为六级词汇

词形变化:

名词:igniter 动词过去式:ignited 过去分词:ignited 现在分词:igniting 第三人称单数:ignites 形容词:ignitable

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heat  warm  chafe  foment  make hot  burn  fire  set fire to  set on fire  kindle  enkindle  light  ignite  melt  thaw  fuse  liquefy  burn    

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burn  kindle  light  stoke    

ignite


/ɪg'naɪt; ɪˇ`naɪt/
v [I, Tn] (cause sth to) catch fire (使某物)燃烧, 着火; 点火; 点燃
*Petrol ignites very easily. 汽油易燃.
* He struck a match and ignited the fuse. 他划了根火柴, 点着了导火索.

ignite


v
[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of ignire 'to cause to start burning', from ignis 'fire']
[I and T]formal
to start burning, or to make something start burning
 The petrol tank suddenly ignited.
 The candle ignited the plastic and started a small fire.
[T]
to start a dangerous situation, angry argument etc
 events which ignited the war in Europe