kindle

英 [ˈkɪndl]

美 [ˈkɪndl]

v.  开始燃烧; 点燃; 激起(兴趣、感情等); 发展起来; 被感受到

过去分词：kindled　现在分词：kindling　过去式：kindled　第三人称单数：kindles　

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牛津词典

verb

• 开始燃烧；点燃
  to start burning; to make a fire start burning
  1. We watched as the fire slowly kindled.
     我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。
  2. to kindle a fire/flame
     点火；点燃火焰
• 激起（兴趣、感情等）；发展起来；被感受到
  to make sth such as an interest, emotion, etc. start to grow in sb; to start to be felt by sb
  1. It was her teacher who kindled her interest in music.
     是她的老师激发了她对音乐的兴趣。
  2. Suspicion kindled within her.
     她渐渐产生了怀疑。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 激起（感情）；使感受到
  If somethingkindlesa particular emotion in someone, it makes them start to feel it.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 点燃
  If youkindlea fire, you light paper or wood in order to start it.
  1. I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.
     我进来把炉子点着了。

英英释义

verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
  1. arouse pity
  2. raise a smile
  3. evoke sympathy
  Synonym:arouseelicitenkindleevokefireraiseprovoke
• cause to start burning
  1. The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds
  Synonym:enkindleconflagrateinflame
• catch fire
  1. The dried grass of the prairie kindled, spreading the flames for miles
  Synonym:inflame

双语例句

• The firewood is too wet to kindle.
  劈柴太湿，火引不着。
• The Kindle also can download newspapers, magazines and blogs directly, and update them automatically.
  Kindle还可以直接下载电子报纸、杂志和博客，并进行自动更新。
• So if reading a printed book in dim light is fine, so is reading a Kindle or iPad.
  如果在昏暗的光线下阅读印刷书籍没什么问题的话，在Kindle或iPad上阅读也不会有问题。
• A small spark was enough to kindle lily's imagination.
  一星光花足以点燃莉丽的全部想象力。
• I'm careless to kindle the firecracker, so I'm very unlucky.
  我不小心点燃了鞭炮，所以我非常不走运。
• A preliminary approach to Amazon for a donation of Kindles was initially politely refused.
  两人初步接触亚马逊邀请其为项目捐助Kindle的请求一开始被礼貌地回绝了。
• But Kindle and Android tablets are grasping a large share on the sizable lower-end market.
  但Kindle和Android平板电脑正在抢夺相当大的低端市场份额。
• I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.
  我进来把炉子点着了。
• 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。
• When I finished, the Kindle asked me if I wanted to buy the book.
  当我完成后，金乐问我，如果我想购买图书。