| 释义 |
ig·nite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 点燃，点火于，使燃烧
ignite a stove fire with scraps of paper 用碎纸片点燃炉火
Fuel is ignited by the spark plug. 燃料由火花塞点火。
2. 使灼热；使发光
When the electric current is turned on, it ignites the tungsten filaments in the bulb. 电流一接通就使灯泡内的钨丝灼热发光。
3. 激起；使激动
The oppression ignited the hatred of the people. 压迫激起人民的仇恨。
ignite a new round of inflation 引起一轮新的通货膨胀
4. 【化】使灼烧
❷ vi.
着火，发火；变得灼热；发光
The T-shirt ignited when it caught on a power line atop a pole. T 恤衫被杆顶的电线勾住便灼灼起火。
He left Europe in the late 1930s when the continent ignited into war. 他在20世纪30年代末离开欧洲，当时欧洲大陆战火四起。
[< L ignîre to set afire<ignis fire] |