ignite

/ɪɡˈnaɪt/ v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

点燃;着火;激起

释义与例句

v. 点燃;着火;激起
to start to burn; to make something start burning; to make a feeling become stronger
  1. He ignited the wood with a single match.
    他用一根火柴点燃了木头。
  2. The fuel ignited when it touched the flame.
    燃料一接触火焰就燃烧起来。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Her speech ignited a wave of protest across the country.
    她的演讲在全国激起了抗议浪潮。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 ignite 本义‘点燃’,引申为‘激起’,如 ignite passion(激起热情)、ignite debate(引发争论)。

词族与关联词

词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
  • ignition 点火;点火装置
    名词,常指汽车点火开关。
同义词
  • light 点燃
    light 是日常用词,点火、点灯都可用;ignite 更正式,既可指物理点燃,也可比喻激发情感。a spark that ignites passion 中 ignite 的比喻义不能用 light 替换。
    He lit a candle before dinner. 他晚饭前点了一支蜡烛。
反义词
  • extinguish 熄灭;扑灭
    extinguish 是‘灭火、扑灭’,与 ignite(点燃)构成反向动作,二者互为反义词。
    The fire was extinguished within minutes. 火在几分钟内就被扑灭了。
常见搭配
  • ignite a fire 点火
    We need dry wood to ignite a fire quickly. 我们需要干柴才能快点着火。
  • ignite passion 激起热情
    The teacher ignited a passion for science in her students. 这位老师激发了学生对科学的热情。
  • ignite debate 引发争论
    The new policy ignited fierce debate in Congress. 新政策在国会引发了激烈争论。