ignite /ɪɡˈnaɪt/ star1 CET6 TEM8 (igniting,ignited,ignites)

• 1.  

  V-T/V-I（及物动词/不及物动词） When you ignite something or when it ignites, it starts burning or explodes. 点燃; 着火

  例：

  The bombs ignited a fire which destroyed some 60 houses.

  炸弹引起了一场火灾，烧毁了大约六十间房屋。

• 2.  

  V-T（及物动词） If something or someone ignites your feelings, they cause you to have very strong feelings about something. 激起 [文学性]

  例：

  There was one teacher who really ignited my interest in words.

  曾经有一位老师真正激起了我对文字的兴趣。