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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Amazon released its9.7-inch Kindle DX e-book reader in2009, which was aimed squarely at students and the textbook market.
  亚马逊在2009年就发布了直接面向学生和教科书市场的9.7英寸KindleDX电子阅读器。
• Like Send to Kindle, you can use Pocket to save articles to a range of devices.
  与SendtoKindle类似，你可以用Pocket将文章存储到一系列设备上。
• How cool can libraries be in an era of iPads and Kindles?
  在iPad和Kindle的时代，图书馆能有多酷？
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。