英语词汇“to set on fire”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

j. to set on fire and variants. Cf. on fire at Phrases 3b.

(a) To cause to be ignited; to set alight. Also figurative: to inflame a person's emotions; to excite intensely; to animate. Formerly also †to put on fire.to set the world on fire: see world n. Phrases 24. to set the heather on fire: see heather n. 1b. [Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French mettre a feu, mettre en feu (1307 or earlier).]

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > set on fire

inflamec1384

to set on firec1384

firec1425

incense1470

esprise1474

succend?a1475

embrase1480

to light upa1500

enfirea1522

ignifya1586

befire1613

incendiatea1701

to touch off1759

conflagrate1835

the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > ardent or fervent [verb (transitive)] > inflame (with) passion

annealeOE

ontendeOE

anheatOE

atend1006

tindc1175

firec1225

heat?c1225

inlowa1300

inflamea1340

eschaufec1374

flamec1380

kindlec1390

chafe1393

achafea1400

to set a firec1400

lighta1413

incense1435

scaldc1480

embrase1483

incend?1504

to set on fire?1526

enkindle1561

enfire1596

flush1633

boil1649

calenturea1657

infirea1661

c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Dan. iii. 19 He bad, that the fourneyse shulde be sette on fijre [L. succenderetur].

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 3 (MED) And for þoo þre chimneis ich low of þe fendis blowing is sett in fire.

c1500 Melusine (1895) 228 He..sware his goddes that he shuld putte al on fyre.

?1526 P. Bush Extirpacion of Ignorancy Prol. sig. A.iii Perfyte loue, whiche shulde deuout myndes Sette on fyre, in louyng god omnypotent.

1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cvij^v The fortresse..thei toke and set it on fire.

1638 L. Brinckmair Warnings of Germany 52 Many faire Townes were..put on fire, and the Inhabitants thereof most miserably slaughtered.

a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 57 Water poured on Lime sets it on fire by an Antiperistasis.

1709 J. Johnson Clergy-man's Vade Mecum: Pt. II p. c The lewd boy..had set his mother's house on fire because she had corrected him.

1781 S. Johnson Addison in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 49 Some unlucky sparkle from a Tory paper set Steele's politicks on fire.

1831 J. L. Comstock Elements of Chem. ii. 181 It was found that a lighted lamp, when completely surrounded with such [fine wire] gauze, might be introduced into an explosive mixture, without setting it on fire.

1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xvii. 80 Enough was carried beyond the sea to set on fire the minds of all.

1928 Berkeley (Calif.) Daily Gaz. 23 June 1/7 A large stack of hay was completely destroyed..when sparks from cigarettes..set it on fire.

1958 G. Greene Our Man in Havana (1962) 16 ‘But how did she set Earl on fire?’ ‘She put petrol on the tail of his shirt.’

2012 B. P. Beltran Faith & Struggle on Smokey Mountain v. 192 We have a chance to create a future we want to live in..only if we have been set on fire to struggle for the good, the true, the beautiful.

2013 N.Y. Mag. 25 Mar. 39 We lit lots of candles, and I actually set my sleeve on fire!

(b) To become ignited; to start to burn; = to catch fire at catch v. Phrases 5. Also to get on fire.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or be on fire [verb (intransitive)] > catch fire or begin to burn

quicka1225

kindle?c1225

tindc1290

atend1398

to catch fire (also afire, on fire)c1400

quickenc1425

enkindle1556

fire1565

to set on fire1596

take1612

catch1632

conflagrate1657

to fly on fire1692

to go up1716

deflagrate1752

flagrate1756

inflame1783

ignite1818

to fire up1845

1596 E. L. Romes Monarchie xii. sig. H3^v The grudge that smothring lies Within the heart, which canker like doth eate: Vntill such time reuenge, breakes out in heate, And sets on fire, from smoake vnto a flame.

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xvii. 147 The Indian canes..if they be first very dry, will of themselues sett on fire.

1711 Mem. Lit. 1 Oct. (1712) I. 323/2 If you put a lighted Candle, or any thing of Fire to this Hole, the Water immediately sets on fire, and boils like Spirit of Wine or Brandy.

1897 Mid Surrey Times & Gen. Advertiser 23 Oct. If the chimney gets on fire, throw salt on the fire.

1954 Manch. Guardian 29 May 10 Isn't every building, when it gets on fire, a death-trap for firemen?

2012 D. Ford Miles of Thoughts 160 The ‘wick theory’..posits that..the wound surreptitiously secrets subcutaneous fat that..somehow sets on fire.

单词	to set on fire
释义	> as lemmas to set on fire j. to set on fire and variants. Cf. on fire at Phrases 3b. (a) To cause to be ignited; to set alight. Also figurative: to inflame a person's emotions; to excite intensely; to animate. Formerly also †to put on fire.to set the world on fire: see world n. Phrases 24. to set the heather on fire: see heather n. 1b. [Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French mettre a feu, mettre en feu (1307 or earlier).] ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or consume by fire [verb (transitive)] > set on fire inflamec1384 to set on firec1384 firec1425 incense1470 esprise1474 succend?a1475 embrase1480 to light upa1500 enfirea1522 ignifya1586 befire1613 incendiatea1701 to touch off1759 conflagrate1835 the mind > emotion > passion > ardour or fervour > ardent or fervent [verb (transitive)] > inflame (with) passion annealeOE ontendeOE anheatOE atend1006 tindc1175 firec1225 heat?c1225 inlowa1300 inflamea1340 eschaufec1374 flamec1380 kindlec1390 chafe1393 achafea1400 to set a firec1400 lighta1413 incense1435 scaldc1480 embrase1483 incend?1504 to set on fire?1526 enkindle1561 enfire1596 flush1633 boil1649 calenturea1657 infirea1661 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Dan. iii. 19 He bad, that the fourneyse shulde be sette on fijre [L. succenderetur]. c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 3 (MED) And for þoo þre chimneis ich low of þe fendis blowing is sett in fire. c1500 Melusine (1895) 228 He..sware his goddes that he shuld putte al on fyre. ?1526 P. Bush Extirpacion of Ignorancy Prol. sig. A.iii Perfyte loue, whiche shulde deuout myndes Sette on fyre, in louyng god omnypotent. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. cvij^v The fortresse..thei toke and set it on fire. 1638 L. Brinckmair Warnings of Germany 52 Many faire Townes were..put on fire, and the Inhabitants thereof most miserably slaughtered. a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 57 Water poured on Lime sets it on fire by an Antiperistasis. 1709 J. Johnson Clergy-man's Vade Mecum: Pt. II p. c The lewd boy..had set his mother's house on fire because she had corrected him. 1781 S. Johnson Addison in Pref. Wks. Eng. Poets V. 49 Some unlucky sparkle from a Tory paper set Steele's politicks on fire. 1831 J. L. Comstock Elements of Chem. ii. 181 It was found that a lighted lamp, when completely surrounded with such [fine wire] gauze, might be introduced into an explosive mixture, without setting it on fire. 1871 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1876) IV. xvii. 80 Enough was carried beyond the sea to set on fire the minds of all. 1928 Berkeley (Calif.) Daily Gaz. 23 June 1/7 A large stack of hay was completely destroyed..when sparks from cigarettes..set it on fire. 1958 G. Greene Our Man in Havana (1962) 16 ‘But how did she set Earl on fire?’ ‘She put petrol on the tail of his shirt.’ 2012 B. P. Beltran Faith & Struggle on Smokey Mountain v. 192 We have a chance to create a future we want to live in..only if we have been set on fire to struggle for the good, the true, the beautiful. 2013 N.Y. Mag. 25 Mar. 39 We lit lots of candles, and I actually set my sleeve on fire! (b) To become ignited; to start to burn; = to catch fire at catch v. Phrases 5. Also to get on fire. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > burn or be on fire [verb (intransitive)] > catch fire or begin to burn quicka1225 kindle?c1225 tindc1290 atend1398 to catch fire (also afire, on fire)c1400 quickenc1425 enkindle1556 fire1565 to set on fire1596 take1612 catch1632 conflagrate1657 to fly on fire1692 to go up1716 deflagrate1752 flagrate1756 inflame1783 ignite1818 to fire up1845 1596 E. L. Romes Monarchie xii. sig. H3^v The grudge that smothring lies Within the heart, which canker like doth eate: Vntill such time reuenge, breakes out in heate, And sets on fire, from smoake vnto a flame. 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. i. xvii. 147 The Indian canes..if they be first very dry, will of themselues sett on fire. 1711 Mem. Lit. 1 Oct. (1712) I. 323/2 If you put a lighted Candle, or any thing of Fire to this Hole, the Water immediately sets on fire, and boils like Spirit of Wine or Brandy. 1897 Mid Surrey Times & Gen. Advertiser 23 Oct. If the chimney gets on fire, throw salt on the fire. 1954 Manch. Guardian 29 May 10 Isn't every building, when it gets on fire, a death-trap for firemen? 2012 D. Ford Miles of Thoughts 160 The ‘wick theory’..posits that..the wound surreptitiously secrets subcutaneous fat that..somehow sets on fire. extracted from firen.int. < as lemmas
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