Ignite
[ɪg'naɪt] or [ɪɡ'naɪt]
解释:
(verb.) cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat; 'Great heat can ignite almost any dry matter'; 'Light a cigarette'.
手打:柴门霍夫--From WordNet
解释:
(v. t.) To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
(v. t.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.
(v. i.) To take fire; to begin to burn.
阿黛尔编辑
同义词及近义词：
v. a. Kindle, set fire to, set on fire.
v. n. Kindle, take fire, catch fire.
达琳录入
同义词及反义词：
[See KINDLE]
录入:玛丽埃塔
解释:
v.t. to set on fire to kindle: to render luminous with heat.—v.i. to take fire: to burn.—n. Ignitibil′ity.—adj. Ignīt′ible that may be ignited.—n. Igni′tion act of setting on fire: state of being kindled and esp. of being made red hot.
阿奇校对
例句:
- To ignite them, a small bottle containing sulphuric acid and asbestos was provided, and they were arranged together in an ornamental taper-stand for the chimney-piece. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- To ignite the match it was necessary to draw it briskly through sand-paper. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- To ignite the powder the wheel-lock and snap-haunce were invented by the Germans in the sixteenth century. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- The red phosphorus is not only harmless, but it is difficult to ignite, and, in order to be ignited by friction, must be rubbed on a surface rich in oxygen. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Life's flame no longer shall ignite thy clay, Thy phosphur nature, active still, and bright, Above us shall diffuse _post obit_ light. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- Then, too, matches made of yellow or white phosphorus ignite easily, and, when rubbed against any rough surface, are apt to take fire. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Here he kept a great mass of wood, high piled, ready to be ignited as a signal should a steamer or a sail top the far horizon. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- Charcoal in the furnace being well ignited, ore and charcoal resting on the tray are alternately raked into the furnace. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- This mixture is ignited by an automatic, electric sparking device, and the explosion of the gases drives the piston _P_ to the right. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Notwithstanding these ingenious attempts to produce light by chemical action, the flint-and-steel retained possession of the field until a match was made that ignited by friction alone. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- These were arranged in boxes, and were accompanied by a vial containing sulphuric acid, into which the match was dipped and thereby instantly ignited. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- The hammer is split at the end, so as to clasp a match, and to carry its ignited end down to the priming powder when the trigger is pulled. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- At No. 5 a piece of paper saturated with liquid air burns with great energy, and at No. 6 a piece of sponge or raw cotton similarly saturated explodes when ignited. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- The latest improvement in chemical matches is the Vesta, which consists of small wax, or stearine tapers, with an igniting composition at the end, consisting of chlorate of potass and phosphorus. 弗雷德里克·科利尔·贝克维尔. 伟大的事实.
- The gauze held the flame of the lamp from passing through and igniting the fire-damp outside. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- This can be done by floating on water a light dish containing phosphorus, then igniting the phosphorus, and placing an inverted jar over the burning substance. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- The needle gun has in the place of the swinging hammer a rectilinearly sliding bolt, carrying in front a needle which pierces the charge and ignites the fulminate by its friction. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- They are then placed flat over a coal fire until the coating of fat ignites, which may burn as freely as required for great hardness. 威廉K.戴维. 智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
- The electric spark ignites the compressed mixture and drives the piston to the right. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
校对:佩里