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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BNC.19245 / COCA.16468

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

• Like Apple, Amazon boasts a huge collection of online content, including e-books, films and music.
  和苹果一样，亚马逊声称KindleFire集电子书，看电影和听音乐等在内的所有在线功能于一身。
• I longed to kindle one!
  我多盼望能点燃一护火啊！
• The Kindle Fire will enter a hugely competitive market, dominated by Apple's iPad.
  kindleFire即将进入利润巨大竞争激烈的平板电脑市场，与占统治地位的苹果iPad展开竞争。
• 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。
• But there are a few ways in which in a head-to-head comparison the Kindle wins.
  但是，有几种方法，其中一个头对头部比较点燃胜利。
• But I was quickly won over by the convenience of doing all of my reading on the Kindle.
  但是在kindle上阅读实在是太方便了，它很快就把我征服了。
• 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。
• 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。
• How many kindles has Amazon sold?
  亚马逊卖出了多少部Kindle？
• Access to this feature requires a Kindle device ( the apps for Android and iOS are not compatible).
  要使用这一功能，需要有一台Kindle设备（与安卓和iOS的应用程序不能兼容）。