ig·nite
verb/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ignite | /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ |
| he / she / it ignites | /ɪɡˈnaɪts/ /ɪɡˈnaɪts/ |
| past simple ignited | /ɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ |
| past participle ignited | /ɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ /ɪɡˈnaɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form igniting | /ɪɡˈnaɪtɪŋ/ /ɪɡˈnaɪtɪŋ/ |
- to start to burn; to make something start to burn
（使）燃烧，着火；点燃 - Gas ignites very easily.
汽油易燃。 - (figurative) Tempers ignited when the whole family spent Christmas together.
全家凑到一起过圣诞节，大家心里都十分激动。 - ignite something Flames melted a lead pipe and ignited leaking gas.
火焰熔化了一段铅管，点燃了漏出来的煤气。 - (figurative) His words ignited their anger.
他的话引发了他们的怒火。
Extra Examples- The burning foam generates such heat that other items in the room can ignite spontaneously.
燃烧的泡沫材料使温度升得很高，屋里的其它物品都可以自燃了。 - The gunpowder sometimes fails to ignite.
火药有时候点不着。 - an explosive that is easily ignited
容易点燃的爆炸物
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- spontaneously
- instantly
- suddenly
- …
- fail to
Word Originmid 17th cent. (in the sense ‘make intensely hot’): from Latin ignire ‘set on fire’, from ignis ‘fire’. - Gas ignites very easily.