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

• Amazon ( AMZN), for instance, understands the importance of its Kindle app on the iPad.
  亚马逊（Amazon）早就明白了把Kindle应用放在iPad上的重要性。
• The wood is too wet to kindle.
  木柴太湿，燃点不着。
• 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。
• 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）。
• I came in and kindled a fire in the stove.
  我进来把炉子点着了。
• 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。
• Millions of users of the Kindle reader and app can now borrow Kindle books from their local public library.
  数百万Kindle读者和应用的用户可以从当地公共图书馆借阅Kindle电子书。
• 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。
• I longed to kindle one!
  我多盼望能点燃一护火啊！
• How many kindles has Amazon sold?
  亚马逊卖出了多少部Kindle？