ignite
英[?g'na?t]
美[?ɡ'na?t]
- vt. 點燃；使燃燒；使激動
- vi. 點火；燃燒
英英釋意
- 1. cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;
- "Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter"
- "Light a cigarette"
- 2. start to burn or burst into flames;
- "Marsh gases ignited suddenly"
- "The oily rags combusted spontaneously"
- 3. arouse or excite feelings and passions;
- "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"
- "The refugees' fate stirred up compassion around the world"
- "Wake old feelings of hatred"