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Kindle Start Kindled Interest Wood Fire Romance Verb

英语单词 kindle
英美音标 英 ['kɪndl] 美 ['kɪndl]
中文释义 v.燃烧;使 ... 着火;激起;发亮
英语例句 (1) The wood was wet and wouldn't kindle easily.
(2) The sparks kindled the dry grass.
(3) The speaker tried to kindle the crowd's interest with a lively speech.
(4) Her eyes kindled with excitement.
中文例句 (1) 这木柴太湿,不易燃烧。
(2) 有些火星把干草给引着了。
(3) 演讲者试图以生动活泼的讲话来激起听众的兴趣。
(4) 她的眼睛里闪耀出激动的神色。
vocabulary简明 When you start a fire burning, you can say you kindle the fire. Knowing how to kindle a campfire is an important survival skill. It can help keep you warm at night, and keep you from eating cold beans for dinner.
vocabulary扩展 The verb kindle not only means to start a fire, but also to catch fire. Another meaning for kindle is to arouse interest or passion. A dynamic music teacher could kindle the students' interest in learning an instrument. Or, romance can also be kindled: "As they danced together, a spark of romance kindled between them."
柯林斯解释
1
[VERB 动词]激起(感情);使感受到 If something kindles a particular emotion in someone, it makes them start to feel it.
  [V n]
  • 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 动词]点燃 If you kindle a fire, you light paper or wood in order to start it.
  [V n]
  • I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.

    我进来把炉子点着了。

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