英语词汇“ignite”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINignite

Origin:

1600-1700 Latin past participle of ignire ‘to cause to start burning’, from ignis ‘fire’

VERB TABLE

ignite

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	ignite
	he, she, it	ignites
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	ignited
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have ignited
	he, she, it	has ignited
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had ignited
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will ignite
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have ignited

Continuous Form
Present	I	am igniting
	he, she, it	is igniting
	you, we, they	are igniting
Past	I, he, she, it	was igniting
	you, we, they	were igniting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been igniting
	he, she, it	has been igniting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been igniting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be igniting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been igniting

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

A shortage of bread ignited the 1917 riots.
If the mixture proves difficult to ignite, increase the proportion of ethylene.
Scientists could not explain why the gas had suddenly ignited.
The compound ignites at 450 degrees Celsius.
The firebomb did not ignite and caused only minor damage.
The gas is ignited by an electrical spark.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Add gin and sherry and carefully ignite.
Anxiety is like a smouldering fire, a wind can come along and ignite the glowing embers.
But McMahon, who passed for 157 yards and a touchdown, ignited the Eagles' best display for five weeks.
The barrels are spun round and heavy firing pins ignite each charge in turn, unleashing a volley of fire.
When the wires fell, they ignited the gas leaking from the main.
Wilson can even ignite an issue which voters may not know is troubling them.

THESAURUSto start burning► catch fire

to start burning accidentally: · We were worried the house would catch fire.· Two farm workers died when a barn caught fire yesterday.

► burst into flames

to suddenly start burning and produce a lot of flames that cause serious damage: · The plane crashed into the side of the mountain and burst into flames.

► ignite

technical if a chemical or gas ignites, it starts burning: · The compound ignites at 450 degrees Celsius.· Scientists could not explain why the gas had suddenly ignited.

to burn something► burn

to damage or destroy something with fire or heat: · She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one.

► set fire to something

(also set something on fire) to make something start burning so that it gets damaged: · Vandals set fire to an empty warehouse.· Teresa wondered if the burning log might set fire to the curtains.· The Vikings attacked villages along the coast and set them on fire.· Sparks from the fireplace could easily set the curtains on fire.

► scorch

to damage the surface of something by burning it so that a dark mark is left on it: · Having the iron on a very high heat can scorch the fabric.· The heater was left on all night and it scorched the wall.

► singe

to damage hair, wool, paper etc by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt: · The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.

► scald

to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam: · The coffee was so hot it nearly scalded his tongue.· It’s easy to knock a pan off the stove and scald yourself.· He was scalded by steam escaping from the broken pipe.

► ignite

technical to make something start to burn, especially something that burns easily such as a gas or chemical: · The gas is ignited by an electrical spark.· It appears he threw away a lit cigarette which ignited the petrol spilt on the ground.

to start burning► catch fire

to start burning accidentally: · We were worried the house would catch fire.· Two farm workers died when a barn caught fire yesterday.

► burst into flames

to suddenly start burning and produce a lot of flames that cause serious damage: · The plane crashed into the side of the mountain and burst into flames.

► ignite

technical if a chemical or gas ignites, it starts burning: · The compound ignites at 450 degrees Celsius.· Scientists could not explain why the gas had suddenly ignited.

to burn something► burn

to damage or destroy something with fire or heat: · She lit a fire and burned his letters one by one.

► set fire to something

► scorch

► singe

to damage hair, wool, paper etc by burning it slightly so that the ends or edges are burnt: · The flames were hot enough to singe your eyebrows.

► scald

► ignite

Longman Language Activatorto make something start burning► set fire to something/set something on fire

to make something start to burn, so that it gets damaged: · Vandals set fire to an empty warehouse near the docks last night.· Teresa wondered if the burning log might set fire to the curtains.· The Vikings attacked villages along the coast and set them on fire.· The heat from the stove almost set the wallpaper on fire.

► light

: light a cigarette/fire/candle etc to make a cigarette, fire etc start to burn: · Ricky sat down and lit a cigarette.· We searched around for twigs and fallen branches, so we could light a fire.

► torch

informal to deliberately make something start to burn in order to destroy it: · It looked to me like someone had torched the place.

► ignite

to make something start to burn, especially something that burns easily such as a gas or chemical: · The gas is ignited by an electrical spark.· If the mixture proves difficult to ignite, increase the proportion of ethylene.

when something starts burning► catch fire

also catch on fire especially American to start burning accidentally: · Two farm workers died when a barn caught fire yesterday.· The car turned over, but luckily it didn't catch fire.· There was an explosion, and the whole garage caught on fire.

► burst into flames

to suddenly start burning and produce a lot of flames that cause serious damage: · The plane crashed into the side of the mountain and burst into flames.· Without warning the toaster burst into flames.

► go up (in flames)

if a building or vehicle goes up or goes up in flames , it starts burning very quickly and usually is destroyed by fire: · Be careful with those matches, or the whole place will go up in flames!· The fire spread slowly until it reached the gas cylinders, then the factory went up in flames.· If the oil tanker goes up, it could burn for weeks.

► break out

if a fire breaks out , it starts burning accidentally and spreads very quickly: · Over £20,000 worth of damage was caused when a fire broke out in the cellar.· Would you know what to do if a fire broke out in your school?

► flare up

to suddenly begin to burn, or suddenly burn much more strongly than before, with a strong, bright flame: · The spilled gasoline suddenly flared up in a sheet of flame.· They threw some dry wood onto the bonfire and it flared up, showering sparks into the night sky.

► ignite

to start burning: · Scientists could not explain why the gas had suddenly ignited.· The compound ignites at 450 degrees Celsius.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► fire

· But now he had ignited a fire within her that could never be put out.· His hands swept restlessly over her body, touching, stroking, his fingers igniting fires wherever they roamed.· Massive comets have a disturbing talent for igniting fires over great areas.· The explosion ignited a gasoline fire that sent many of the 500 employees in the plant fleeing.· Motorists should not park their cars in tall grass, because mufflers and catalytic converters can be hot enough to ignite fires.

► flame

· Associated Press Cathy Freeman ignites the Olympic flame during the opening ceremony.

► fuel

· This means a catastrophic engine failure could send a fragment into the wing and ignite the fuel vapour.· Investigators concluded damaged wiring may have provided the spark that ignited fumes in the fuel tank.· Andrew Morton was badly burned when a spark from his welding-torch ignited a fuel line.· Its rotating arms pumped fiery orange clouds of ignited kerosene fuel over a wide circle.· A carbon-arc spark ignited the air / fuel mixture and spewed it into a tongue of vicious yellow flame 50 feet long.

► spark

· This, indeed, was the main spark that ignited the launch of the Samaritans.· Investigators concluded damaged wiring may have provided the spark that ignited fumes in the fuel tank.· The spark was supposed to ignite the fusion reaction or miniature thermonuclear explosion.· A spark from the engine ignites the gas, and smoke and flames start to rise as the wood catches fire.· Andrew Morton was badly burned when a spark from his welding-torch ignited a fuel line.· A carbon-arc spark ignited the air / fuel mixture and spewed it into a tongue of vicious yellow flame 50 feet long.· At 11.37am on Friday, November 20, a spark ignited a curtain that led to the Windsor fire.· The chemistry had been between them from the start, waiting only for a wayward spark to ignite it.