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单词 ignite
释义

ignite

/ɪɡˈnʌɪt /
verb
1Catch fire or cause to catch fire: [no object]: furniture can give off lethal fumes when it ignites [with object]: he lit a cigarette which ignited the petrol fumes...
  • It appears the cause was an overheated extension power strip connected to an air conditioner, which caught on fire and ignited a carpet and a couch.
  • The wet weather put the dampeners on most of the grass fires that ignite during the usually drier summer months.
  • The fire, believed to have started when a cigarette ignited petrol, began in the shed behind the home of the Maxwell family in the Poleglass district of the city.

Synonyms

catch fire, catch, burst into flames, be set off, erupt, explode;
burn up, burn, flame up
rare kindle
light, set fire to, set on fire, set alight, set burning, fire, kindle, inflame, touch off
informal set/put a match to
1.1 [with object] Arouse or inflame (an emotion or situation): the words ignited new fury in him...
  • This was the spark that ignited the discontent aroused by the eradication of coca fields, following Washington's guidelines.
  • The spark that ignited communal passions in the State was the burning of some compartments in a train that carried activists of the saffron camp.
  • That gesture contained plenty of fuel for those who want to hate the United States, and also enough spark to ignite new hatreds, no doubt.

Synonyms

arouse, kindle, trigger, spark, instigate, excite, provoke, foment;
agitate, stimulate, stir up, work up, whip up, incite, fuel, animate

Derivatives

ignitability

/ɪɡnʌɪtəˈbɪlɪti/ noun ...
  • As desirable as the high standard of ignitability of hydrogen within the engine may be, it also requires a great deal of attention outside of the combustion chamber.
  • The subsequent procedures of undertaking the ignitability tests were consistent with all testing companies and performed in accordance with the regulations and the British Standards: 5852: Part 2: 1982.

ignitable

/ɪɡˈnʌɪtəb(ə)l / adjective ...
  • At high loads the entire fuel/air mixture in the combustion chamber has the ignitable ratio of lambda = 1.
  • The most ignitable institutional issue is the use of affirmative action to increase diversity in higher and professional education and consequently among the professional classes.
  • Andrew Armstrong, a forensic chemist, declared: ‘There is no evidence of an identifiable ignitable liquid in any of the samples from the fire scene.’

Origin

Mid 17th century (in the sense 'make intensely hot'): from Latin ignire 'set on fire', from ignis 'fire'.

Rhymes

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