| 单词 | combust |
| 释义 | combust (once / 1375 pages) v WORD FAMILY combust: combusted, combustible, combusting, combustion, combustive, combusts+/combustible: combustibility, combustibleness, combustibles, combustibly, incombustible, noncombustible/combustion: combustions USAGE EXAMPLESA problem with the device’s lithium ion battery led some units to combust, in some cases injuring their owners and causing damage to property. The Guardian(Dec 09, 2016) “The residual oil left on the rags may have caused the rags to spontaneously combust inside dryer.” Seattle Times(Nov 29, 2016) Spontaneously combusting smartphones may be in the news, but the danger not being reported is the one caused by the minerals inside these devices. Wall Street Journal(Nov 13, 2016) 1v start to burn or burst into flames The oily rags combusted spontaneously Syn|Hypo|Hyper catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire burn cause to burn or combust blow out erupt in an uncontrolled manner catchstart burning light upstart to burn with a bright flame change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 2v cause to burn or combust We combust coal and other fossil fuels Syn|Hypo burn catch fire, conflagrate, erupt, ignite, take fire start to burn or burst into flames ignite, light cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat set ablaze, set afire, set aflame, set on fireset fire to; cause to start burning char, coalburn to charcoal deflagratecause to burn rapidly and with great intensity fire up, light, light upbegin to smoke reigniteignite anew, as of something burning conflagrate, enkindle, inflame, kindlecause to start burning light upignite flare upignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down 3v undergo combustion Syn|Hypo|Hyper burn burn, burn down, fire destroy by fire burn down, burn up, go up burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire smolder, smoulderburn slowly and without a flame scorch, sear, singebecome superficially burned deflagrateburn with great heat and intense light flamebe in flames or aflame blaze up, burn up, flame up, flareburn brightly blazeburn brightly and intensely incineratebecome reduced to ashes change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 4v get very angry and fly into a rage The professor combusted when the student didn't know the answer to a very elementary question Syn|Hyper blow a fuse, blow one's stack, blow up, flip one's lid, flip one's wig, fly off the handle, go ballistic, have a fit, have kittens, hit the ceiling, hit the roof, lose one's temper, throw a fit rage feel intense anger 5v cause to become violent or angry Riots combusted Pakistan after the U.S. air attacks on Afghanistan Hyper anger make angry |
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