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To ignite means to set something on fire or to make it start burning. It's also used figuratively, for something that suddenly starts strongly - like ignite a debate, ignite someone's interest, or ignite anger - meaning to cause it to begin suddenly and intensely.
點燃;引燃;(比喻)引發(興趣、爭論、憤怒等)
組成From Latin 'ignis', meaning 'fire'.
同家族的字
- ignitionshares the Latin root 'ignis', meaning 'fire'
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
igniteverb/ɪɡˈnaɪt/
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To set fire to (something), to light (something)
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To spark off (something), to trigger
- ignite curiosity
- ignite someone's interest
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To commence burning.
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chemistrynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesTo subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; often said of incombustible or infusible substances.
- to ignite iron or platinum
資料來源:英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary(CC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。