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ignition

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Motor vehicles
ig·ni·tion /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/ noun  1. [singular]TTC the electrical part of a vehicle’s engine that makes it start working 〔汽车引擎的〕点火装置4  See picture on 见图 Page A2 Car 汽车2. [countable usually singular] the place in a car where you put in a key to start the engine 〔汽车的〕点火开关5 see picture at 见图 car3. [uncountable] formalBURN the act of starting to burn or of making something start to burn 着火,起火燃烧;点火
Examples from the Corpus
ignitionNo ignition source has been determined in the crash of the Boeing 747, which killed all 230 people aboard last July.The most likely source of ignition lay under Grissom's couch where bundles of wires ran across the floor of the capsule.It sits atop the ignition switches for the rocket thrusters.Phil left his key in the ignition again.The key had been left in the ignition.It caught on the second try, and after a minute's revving he switched off the ignition and let it die.I turned the ignition key and nothing happened.The unnamed man, 34, had just turned the ignition of the Mercedes when it exploded.
ig·ni·tion nounChineseSyllable
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ignition
ignition /ɪɡˈnɪʃən/ noun
1. [singular] the electrical part of a vehicle’s engine that makes it start working
2. [countable usually singular] the place in a car where you put in a key to start the engine
3. [uncountable] formal the act of starting to burn or of making something start to burn


ig·ni·tionBrE /ɪɡˈnɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ɪɡˈnɪʃn/ 🔊 noun
[countable, usually singular] the electrical system of a vehicle that makes the fuel begin to burn to start the engine; the place in a vehicle where you start this system 点火装置;点火开关to turn the ignition on/off 打开/关上点火开关to put the key in the ignition 把钥匙插进点火开关<titled tranID="9" status="6">Driving<chnsep> </chnsep><chn>驾驶</chn></titled>

Having a car 拥有一辆汽车

  • have/own/ (BrE) run a car 有一辆汽车
  • ride a motorcycle/motorbike 骑摩托车
  • drive/prefer/use an automatic/a manual/(NAmE, informal) a stick shift 开/喜欢/用自动挡/手动挡汽车
  • have/get your car serviced/fixed/repaired 给汽车做一次保养/维修一下/修理一下
  • buy/sell a used car/(especially BrE) a second-hand car 买/卖二手车
  • take/pass/fail a (BrE) driving test/(both NAmE) driver's test/road test 参加/通过/未通过驾照考试/道路考试
  • get/obtain/have/lose/carry a/your (BrE) driving licence/(NAmE) driver's license 得到/拥有/丢失/携带驾照

Driving 驾驶

  • put on/fasten/ (NAmE) buckle/wear/undo your seat belt/safety belt 系上/解开安全带
  • put/turn/leave the key in the ignition 把钥匙插进点火开关;转动钥匙点火;把钥匙留在点火开关
  • start the car/engine 发动汽车/引擎
  • (BrE) change/ (NAmE) shift/put sth into gear 换挡;挂上挡
  • press/put your foot on the brake pedal/clutch/accelerator 踩刹车/离合器/油门
  • release the clutch/(especially BrE) the handbrake/(both NAmE) the emergency brake/the parking brake 松开离合器/手刹
  • drive/park/reverse the car 驾车;停车;倒车
  • (BrE) indicate left/right 示意左转/右转
  • (especially NAmE) signal that you are turning left/right 示意左转/右转
  • take/miss (BrE) the turning/(especially NAmE) the turn 拐弯;错过拐弯处
  • apply/hit/slam on the brake(s) 踩刹车;猛踩刹车
  • beep/honk/ (especially BrE) toot/ (BrE) sound your horn 按喇叭

Problems and accidents 问题及事故

  • a car skids/crashes (into sth)/collides (with sth) 车打滑/撞上(某物)/(与某物)相撞
  • swerve to avoid an oncoming car/a pedestrian 猛地转弯以避开迎面来的车/行人
  • crash/lose control of the car 撞车;车失控
  • have/be in/be killed in/survive a car crash/a car accident/(NAmE) a car wreck/a hit-and-run 出车祸/肇事逃逸事故;在车祸/肇事逃逸事故中丧生;幸免于车祸/肇事逃逸事故
  • be run over/knocked down by a car/bus/truck 被汽车/公交车/大卡车轧过/撞倒
  • dent/hit (BrE) the bonnet/(NAmE) the hood 撞凹/撞上引擎盖
  • break/crack/shatter (BrE) the windscreen/(NAmE) the windshield 打碎挡风玻璃
  • blow/ (especially BrE) burst/puncture (BrE) a tyre/(NAmE) a tire 爆胎;扎破轮胎
  • get/have (BrE) a flat tyre/a flat tire/a puncture 胎瘪了;轮胎被扎破了
  • inflate/change/fit/replace/check a tyre/tire 给轮胎充气;更换/安装/更换/检查轮胎

Traffic and driving regulations 交通法规

  • be caught in/get stuck in/sit in a traffic jam 遇上堵车
  • cause congestion/tailbacks/traffic jams/gridlock 引起交通堵塞
  • experience/face lengthy delays 经历/面临长时间的延误
  • beat/avoid the traffic/the rush hour 避开交通高峰时段
  • break/observe/ (NAmE) drive the speed limit 超速行驶;遵守速度限制;限速行驶
  • be caught on (BrE) a speed camera 被测速摄像机逮住
  • stop sb for/pull sb over for/ (BrE, informal) be done for speeding 因超速被要求停车/停靠路边/被逮住
  • (both informal) run/ (BrE) jump a red light/the lights 闯红灯
  • be arrested for/charged with (BrE) drink-driving/(both US) driving under the influence (DUI)/driving while intoxicated (DWI) 因酒后驾车/醉酒驾车被逮捕/起诉
  • be banned/ (BrE) disqualified from driving 被禁止驾车;被取消驾驶资格
[uncountable] (specialist) the action of starting to burn or of making sth burn 着火;点火;点燃The flames spread to all parts of the house within minutes of ignition. 着火后只有几分钟火焰就蔓延到房子的各个部分。🔊🔊