kindle

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++kin·dle /ˈkɪndl/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  1. BURNif you kindle a fire, or if it kindles, it starts to burn 点燃；(使)燃烧2  EXCITEDINTERESTINGto make someone feel interested, excited, hopeful etc 激起〔兴趣、感情、希望等〕kindle something in somebody A love of poetry was kindled in him by his mother. 他的母亲激发了他对诗歌的兴趣。→ See Verb tablenKindle noun trademark  na special small computer that you can hold in your hands and use to read an e-book (=book that is stored electronically rather being made of paper). Users can download content for the machine from the Internet. The Kindle was developed by a company called Amazon.comOrigin kindle (1100-1200) Old Norse kynda

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kindle
kin‧dle /ˈkɪndl/ verb [intransitive and transitive]1. if you kindle a fire, or if it kindles, it starts to burn
2. to make someone feel interested, excited, hopeful etc
    kindle something in somebody
    A love of poetry was kindled in him by his mother.

kin·dleBrE /ˈkɪndl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkɪndl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they kindle BrE /ˈkɪndl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɪndl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it kindles BrE /ˈkɪndlz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɪndlz/ 🔊past simple kindled BrE /ˈkɪndld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɪndld/ 🔊past participle kindled BrE /ˈkɪndld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɪndld/ 🔊 -ing form kindling BrE /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkɪndlɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to start burning; to make a fire start burning 开始燃烧；点燃◆We watched as the fire slowly kindled. 我们看着火慢慢地燃烧起来。🔊🔊◆~ sth to kindle a fire/flame 点火 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to make sth such as an interest, emotion, etc. start to grow in sb; to start to be felt by sb 激起（兴趣、感情等）；发展起来；被感受到◆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。🔊🔊◆Suspicion kindled within her. 她渐渐产生了怀疑。🔊🔊