kindle
v.(动词)kin.dled,kin.dling,kin.dles v.tr.(及物动词)
To build or fuel (a fire).生火,起火To set fire to; ignite.燃起;点燃To cause to glow; light up:照亮:使发光;使明亮:例句:The sunset kindled the skies.落日照亮了天空
To arouse (an emotion, for example):激起(如感情):例句:.No spark had yet kindled in him an intellectual passion.(George Eliot).任何火花都不能激起他有理智的热情.(乔治·艾略特)
v.intr.(不及物动词)To catch fire; burst into flame.燃烧;着火To become bright; glow.发亮;发光To become inflamed.开始燃烧To be stirred up; rise.激起;升起
来源:Middle English kindelen influenced by kindelen [to give birth to, cause] * see kindle 2中古英语 kindelen 受 kindelen的影响 [产生,引起] *参见 kindle2probably from Old Norse kynda 可能源自 古斯堪的纳维亚语 kynda
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kin.dler
n.(名词)
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kindle 2
n.(名词)A brood or litter, especially of kittens.See Synonyms at flock 一胎生下的小动物:一胎生下的小动物,尤其指猫参见 flockv.intr.(不及物动词)kin.dled,kin.dling,kin.dles To give birth to young. Used especially of rabbits.生育:生育,尤指兔子
来源:Middle English kindelen 中古英语 kindelen from kindel [offspring] 源自 kindel [后代] from Old English gecynd * see kind 2源自 古英语 gecynd *参见 kind2