Verb:
cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat;Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter
Light a cigarette
start to burn or burst into flames;Marsh gases ignited suddenly
The oily rags combusted spontaneously
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
v.动词
ignite, fire, inflame, kindle, light这组词的意思都与“燃烧”有关。其区别是：
1.fire多用于口语中,表示迅速燃烧起来,并产生通红的颜色; light是普通用语,指发光或发热; kindle指需较长时间或事先要做一定准备方能点燃。例如:
Someone fired the building.有人放火烧了那栋楼房。
She lighted the candles.她把蜡烛点燃。
The spark kindled the dry wood.火星燃着干柴。2.ignite多用于科技方面,指来势凶猛的燃烧,或与易燃物接触后所引起的燃烧; inflame则多用于文学作品中,指激起强烈的感情。例如:
Spontaneous combustion ignited the heap of oil-soaked rags in the basement.自燃使得地下室渍油的破布堆燃烧起来了。
Her question seemed to inflame him all the more.她的问题似乎使他更加恼火了。kindle，fire，ignite，light这些动词均含“点燃、着火”之意。
kindle指艰难或缓慢地把可燃料点燃，可用于比喻。
fire普通用词，指将某物点燃使其燃烧起来，火势可大可小。
ignite多用于科技文体，指使某物受热直到燃烧或发光，也可指用火花使易燃物迅速燃烧起来。
light普通用词，指点燃易燃物，使其能发光，满足各种需要。
1660年左右进入英语，直接源自拉丁语的ignire，意为点火。self-ignite自燃
近义词 fire火light光set放置burn燃烧stir激起awaken醒heat热度wake醒来erupt爆发kindle燃烧stir up搅拌inflame激怒blow up爆炸provoke激怒actuate促使afire着火的combust燃烧fire up生火flare up骤燃take fire燃烧catch fire着火detonate使爆炸conflagrate燃烧set fire to使燃烧stoke给炉子添燃料…burst into flames烧起来, 燃烧…反义词 extinguish熄灭
用作动词v.
用作不及物动词
S+～+APetrol ignites very easily.汽油很容易着火。
The blast was caused by pockets of methane gas that ignited.爆炸是由数袋甲烷气体着火引起的。
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.He ignited the fireworks.他点燃了烟花。
The rock and roll ignites the excitement of the audience.摇滚乐激起了观众的热情。
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用作不及物动词Large pieces of wood do notigniteeasily.大块木材是不易着火的。
Ammonia-air mixtures are quite difficult toignite.氨与空气的混合气体不易燃烧。用作及物动词The burning gases canignitethe lean mixture.燃烧着的气体能点燃稀的混合气。
What can you do toigniteyour own passion?有什么办法可以点燃你的热情？
Youignitea match by scratching it.划火柴就可让火柴燃起来。
Don't back down but don'tignitethe situation.不要轻易放弃最初的打算，但也不要激起现状。 The North's official Korean Central News Agency quoted a government agency on Thursday as threatening to use“ offensive means beyond imagination” if the South ignites a war.
北韩官方的朝鲜中央通讯社星期四援引政府部门的消息来源威胁说，如果韩国引发一场战争，北韩将使用‘超乎想象的进攻性手段’。 voa365