enkindle
英 [ɪn'kɪnd(ə)l; en-]
美
- vt. 使燃烧；点火于…；激起（热情等）
- vi. 开始燃烧；激动起来；发出光亮
词态变化
第三人称单数: enkindles;过去式: enkindled;过去分词: enkindled;现在分词: enkindling;
英英释意
- 1. cause to start burning;
- "The setting sun kindled the sky with oranges and reds"
- 2. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses);
- "arouse pity"
- "raise a smile"
- "evoke sympathy"
英文词源
- enkindle (v.)
- 1540s (literal), 1580s (figurative), from en- (1) + kindle. Related: Enkindled; enkindling.