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单词 kindle
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kindle1

verb ˈkɪnd(ə)lˈkɪndl
[with object]
  • 1Set (something) on fire.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A boy from the Jewish Quarter's religious youth movement kindled the Chanukah lights in large cans on an embankment near the gate.
    • All that could be carried off was taken, all that could not was wasted by the fires they kindled, even onto the humblest grain store-house of the poor cottars.
    • During this holiday, another tradition has all the fires in the village extinguished, and the ‘Need fire’ is kindled.
    • The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
    • The mitzvah of kindling the Chanukah lights begins with sunset.
    • John's baptismal water may put out some of the fires we have kindled ourselves.
    • They promptly take the ball and throw it in a fire they have kindled in a 55-gallon barrel.
    • Using the materials Anthak brought him, he quickly kindled a small hot fire under the tripod.
    • The housekeeper had put a fragrant pot of balsam in the window and kindled a pine-knot fire in the brazier.
    • Sent by God, however, he came to bear witness concerning the true light that kindles all lights.
    • Due to the chill brought by the surrounding rain, a large fire had been kindled in the fireplace next to her bed.
    • The black fire that Goud had kindled in the 1960s now blazes with a new maturity, a new candour.
    • The fire that had been kindled in my skull leaked and spread into my veins, arteries, every pore, and traveled the length of my body, infusing all with heat.
    • A signal fire, kindled with the lens of Piggy's glasses, is established on the mountain to call passing ships to their rescue while shelters are constructed.
    • This was the reason it happened, to reveal in advance the defining event of the New Testament, like a mirror catching its light even before the light was kindled.
    • Until this time, most of the population lived in dark, smoke-filled cottages heated by open fires kindled in the centre of an ‘open hall’.
    • Last night I built the first fire I've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pull of watching the flames catch, of stirring the embers, and poking the logs until they burn brightly.
    • It is a firm belief that this inner light can be kindled to brilliance through yogic practices.
    • What a great fire had been kindled from such a little spark…
    • Surely a preacher can warm his heart at the fires these men have kindled.
    Synonyms
    light, ignite, set alight, set light to, set on fire, set fire to, put a match to, set burning, get going, start, touch off, spark
    informal torch
    1. 1.1 Arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling)
      唤起,激起(情感或感受)
      a love of art was kindled in me

      我心中激起了一种对艺术的热爱。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • The loving care and concern for the monument evinced by the volunteers, park rangers and staff members, has an infectious effect, kindling a similar feeling in the visitors, young and old alike.
      • I closed my eyes and was mildly perturbed to find the news didn't really kindle any emotion in me.
      • Rajagopal, one of Thyagu's university teachers, further kindled his interest by inspiring him to participate in research work being done at that time on the history of Sanskrit.
      • This fusion of martial and performing arts is sure to kindle the curiosity of the young, who adapt easily to innovations.
      • Now the Scriptures ascribe such dispositions to God: the anger of the Lord, says the psalm, was kindled against his people.
      • So from early July, the Carnival spirit had already been kindled in my soul.
      • Even in a division starved of a genuine relegation dogfight, this was an important marker of progress, while for the visitors, authentic promotion hopes have been kindled of late.
      • This kindles something inside of them, which will hopefully grow into a love for the environment as they get older.
      • Frasier invites her home for drinks with hopes of kindling a romance, but is miffed when Martin captures her attention instead.
      • It is this bent nose that kindled our curiosity and prompted our investigation.
      • Moreover, student involvement and curiosity will be kindled when they bring waste material for conducting these experiments, he adds.
      • It is this creative act of citizenship that kindles hope and inspires action beyond bureaucratic bounds.
      • Nor was it ignorance that spurred him to fashion numerous additional devices that ensured his plague picture would kindle its audience's most painful passions.
      • Events such as Bangalore Habba kindle the emotions of people, she added.
      • His interest is further kindled with the arrival of the balloonist's granddaughter, the combative Kate.
      • They mix with the crowd telling stories and dropping one-liners to kindle interest and build suspense.
      • My interest in flying was first kindled in 2000 when our school toured the air force museum in Pretoria.
      • The awareness created among the backward communities has kindled their interest in conditions in other parts of the world.
      • We hope the foregoing non-exhaustive recital will serve to kindle pride and interest in our collective heritage.
      • A delicate mission, perhaps, to kindle friendship or extend love, but such is the structure of a psychology burdened by confrontation of animal hunger.
      Synonyms
      rouse, arouse, wake, waken, awaken, quicken
    2. 1.2no object (of an emotion) be aroused.
      (情感)被激起
      she hesitated, suspicion kindling within her

      她犹豫了,心里产生了疑虑。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • In an unlikely romance that kindles between two single New Yorkers at an airport, they cross paths for a long while till they have the courage to finally make a connection.
      • It should be clear that the best antidote to radicalism and terror is the tolerance and hope kindled in free societies.
      • Maybe we waited too long, killed the flames of lust before they even kindled.
      • Barely controlled fury kindled in Kayline's eyes.
      • It was mid-afternoon when Arun knelt beside the fledgling, a faint hope kindling.
      • Hope had kindled in her heart when news of her pregnancy came, praying to the gods she'd have something to live for.
      • For the first time since the battle, Dovark actually had a slimmer of hope kindling within him.
      • It was replaced with a cold rage kindling in the pit of her stomach as she stared at her so called father.
      • Hope of escape kindled within as the terror of bondage loosened.
      Synonyms
      rouse, arouse, wake, waken, awaken, quicken
    3. 1.3no object Become impassioned or excited.
      被燃起激情;变得激动
      the young man kindled at once
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She kindled to the blend of feudalism and democracy.
      • He kindled at the very sight of books.

Derivatives

  • kindler

  • noun
    • I am the Kindler of the Fire that burns in the sky.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • It is a demulcent, an astringent, a foe to the evils of the intestine, giving to the mouth a fragrance of breath, to the lips a crimson red, and for the heart a kindler of love's flame.
      • The ‘wave wilderness wily wild’ draws the poet together with ‘surf kindlers in the riddle splash,’ who like her possess an ‘ocean plan for a soupy ride’.

Origin

Middle English: based on Old Norse kynda, influenced by Old Norse kindill 'candle, torch'.

Rhymes

brindle, dwindle, spindle, swindle, Tyndale

kindle2

verb ˈkɪnd(ə)lˈkɪndl
[no object]
  • (of a hare or rabbit) give birth.

    (兔)产仔

    a day or two before she kindles, the mother will pull out some of her fur to make a soft lining
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only rarely does a mother rabbit nurse her young right after giving birth. Most often the first nursing will occur the night after the kindling.
    • Two days before she kindled, she got loose and spent the day in the woods near the barns.
    • Some rabbit owners are fortunate enough to witness the rabbit kindling.
noun ˈkɪnd(ə)l
rare
  • A litter of kittens.

    she was asked to take in a kindle of kittens
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She had borne twelve litters in fewer years, barely having time to train one kindle of kittens before the next lot was born.
    • The six oversized paint by number pictures include one of a kindle of kittens in a basket.
    • We'd much prefer a potted plant that we can see grow year after year or a kindle of kittens.
    • This is actually the fourth call this week from someone who has found a kindle of kittens abandoned somewhere.
    • A kindle of kittens rescued from a box behind a dumpster have become online stars.

Origin

Middle English: apparently a frequentative of kind1.

kindle1

verbˈkindlˈkɪndl
[with object]
  • 1Light or set on fire.

    点燃

    Example sentencesExamples
    • It is a firm belief that this inner light can be kindled to brilliance through yogic practices.
    • The fire that had been kindled in my skull leaked and spread into my veins, arteries, every pore, and traveled the length of my body, infusing all with heat.
    • Using the materials Anthak brought him, he quickly kindled a small hot fire under the tripod.
    • They promptly take the ball and throw it in a fire they have kindled in a 55-gallon barrel.
    • The housekeeper had put a fragrant pot of balsam in the window and kindled a pine-knot fire in the brazier.
    • Due to the chill brought by the surrounding rain, a large fire had been kindled in the fireplace next to her bed.
    • The mitzvah of kindling the Chanukah lights begins with sunset.
    • A signal fire, kindled with the lens of Piggy's glasses, is established on the mountain to call passing ships to their rescue while shelters are constructed.
    • During this holiday, another tradition has all the fires in the village extinguished, and the ‘Need fire’ is kindled.
    • John's baptismal water may put out some of the fires we have kindled ourselves.
    • Last night I built the first fire I've kindled in years and it came back to me, that instinctual pull of watching the flames catch, of stirring the embers, and poking the logs until they burn brightly.
    • This was the reason it happened, to reveal in advance the defining event of the New Testament, like a mirror catching its light even before the light was kindled.
    • Surely a preacher can warm his heart at the fires these men have kindled.
    • The black fire that Goud had kindled in the 1960s now blazes with a new maturity, a new candour.
    • The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
    • Sent by God, however, he came to bear witness concerning the true light that kindles all lights.
    • A boy from the Jewish Quarter's religious youth movement kindled the Chanukah lights in large cans on an embankment near the gate.
    • What a great fire had been kindled from such a little spark…
    • All that could be carried off was taken, all that could not was wasted by the fires they kindled, even onto the humblest grain store-house of the poor cottars.
    • Until this time, most of the population lived in dark, smoke-filled cottages heated by open fires kindled in the centre of an ‘open hall’.
    Synonyms
    light, ignite, set alight, set light to, set on fire, set fire to, put a match to, set burning, get going, start, touch off, spark
    1. 1.1 Arouse or inspire (an emotion or feeling)
      唤起,激起(情感或感受)
      a love of art was kindled in me

      我心中激起了一种对艺术的热爱。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • We hope the foregoing non-exhaustive recital will serve to kindle pride and interest in our collective heritage.
      • Frasier invites her home for drinks with hopes of kindling a romance, but is miffed when Martin captures her attention instead.
      • This kindles something inside of them, which will hopefully grow into a love for the environment as they get older.
      • The loving care and concern for the monument evinced by the volunteers, park rangers and staff members, has an infectious effect, kindling a similar feeling in the visitors, young and old alike.
      • My interest in flying was first kindled in 2000 when our school toured the air force museum in Pretoria.
      • This fusion of martial and performing arts is sure to kindle the curiosity of the young, who adapt easily to innovations.
      • A delicate mission, perhaps, to kindle friendship or extend love, but such is the structure of a psychology burdened by confrontation of animal hunger.
      • It is this creative act of citizenship that kindles hope and inspires action beyond bureaucratic bounds.
      • Nor was it ignorance that spurred him to fashion numerous additional devices that ensured his plague picture would kindle its audience's most painful passions.
      • Rajagopal, one of Thyagu's university teachers, further kindled his interest by inspiring him to participate in research work being done at that time on the history of Sanskrit.
      • It is this bent nose that kindled our curiosity and prompted our investigation.
      • Now the Scriptures ascribe such dispositions to God: the anger of the Lord, says the psalm, was kindled against his people.
      • Events such as Bangalore Habba kindle the emotions of people, she added.
      • I closed my eyes and was mildly perturbed to find the news didn't really kindle any emotion in me.
      • They mix with the crowd telling stories and dropping one-liners to kindle interest and build suspense.
      • The awareness created among the backward communities has kindled their interest in conditions in other parts of the world.
      • His interest is further kindled with the arrival of the balloonist's granddaughter, the combative Kate.
      • So from early July, the Carnival spirit had already been kindled in my soul.
      • Moreover, student involvement and curiosity will be kindled when they bring waste material for conducting these experiments, he adds.
      • Even in a division starved of a genuine relegation dogfight, this was an important marker of progress, while for the visitors, authentic promotion hopes have been kindled of late.
      Synonyms
      rouse, arouse, wake, waken, awaken, quicken
    2. 1.2no object (of an emotion) be aroused.
      (情感)被激起
      she hesitated, suspicion kindling within her

      她犹豫了,心里产生了疑虑。

      Example sentencesExamples
      • It was mid-afternoon when Arun knelt beside the fledgling, a faint hope kindling.
      • In an unlikely romance that kindles between two single New Yorkers at an airport, they cross paths for a long while till they have the courage to finally make a connection.
      • Hope had kindled in her heart when news of her pregnancy came, praying to the gods she'd have something to live for.
      • Barely controlled fury kindled in Kayline's eyes.
      • It should be clear that the best antidote to radicalism and terror is the tolerance and hope kindled in free societies.
      • Hope of escape kindled within as the terror of bondage loosened.
      • For the first time since the battle, Dovark actually had a slimmer of hope kindling within him.
      • Maybe we waited too long, killed the flames of lust before they even kindled.
      • It was replaced with a cold rage kindling in the pit of her stomach as she stared at her so called father.
      Synonyms
      rouse, arouse, wake, waken, awaken, quicken
    3. 1.3no object Become impassioned or excited.
      被燃起激情;变得激动
      the young man kindled at once
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She kindled to the blend of feudalism and democracy.
      • He kindled at the very sight of books.

Origin

Middle English: based on Old Norse kynda, influenced by Old Norse kindill ‘candle, torch’.

kindle2

verbˈkindlˈkɪndl
[no object]
  • (of a hare or rabbit) give birth.

    (兔)产仔

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Only rarely does a mother rabbit nurse her young right after giving birth. Most often the first nursing will occur the night after the kindling.
    • Two days before she kindled, she got loose and spent the day in the woods near the barns.
    • Some rabbit owners are fortunate enough to witness the rabbit kindling.

Origin

Middle English: apparently a frequentative of kind.

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