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kindle

kindle
[英] [ˈkɪndl] [美] [ˈkɪndl:] 生词本

vt.& vi.

vt.

vi.

  • 易混淆的单词：Kindle  

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1. VERB 激起（感情）；使感受到 If something kindles a particular emotion in someone, it makes them start to feel it. 

  • The second world war kindled his enthusiasm for politics...

    第二次世界大战激起了他的政治热情。

  • These poems have helped kindle the imagination of generations of children.

    这些诗激发了一代又一代孩子的想象力。

2. VERB 点燃 If you kindle a fire, you light paper or wood in order to start it. 

  • I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.

    我进来把炉子点着了。

Verb

1. catch fire;

  • "The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles"

2. cause to start burning;

  • "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"

3. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);

  • "arouse pity"
  • "raise a smile"
  • "evoke sympathy"
1. This wood is too wet to kindle.
这木柴太湿点不着。

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