Ignite
[ɪg'naɪt] or [ɪɡ'naɪt]
解釋/意思:
(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
解釋/意思:
(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.
阿黛尔編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. Kindle, set fire to, set on fire.
v. n. Kindle, take fire, catch fire.
达琳錄入
同義詞及反義詞：
[See KINDLE]
錄入:玛丽埃塔
解釋/意思:
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.
阿奇校對
例句/造句/用法:
- 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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- To ignite the match it was necessary to draw it briskly through sand-paper. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- 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. 世紀發明.
- 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. 科學通論.
- 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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- 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. 科學通論.
- 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. 愛德格·賴斯·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. 十九世紀發明進展.
- 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. 科學通論.
- 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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- 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. 世紀發明.
- 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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- 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. 十九世紀發明進展.
- 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·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- The gauze held the flame of the lamp from passing through and igniting the fire-damp outside. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- 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. 科學通論.
- 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. 十九世紀發明進展.
- 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.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- The electric spark ignites the compressed mixture and drives the piston to the right. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
校對:佩里