点燃 — meaning in English
diǎn rán
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English meaning
- enkindle verb To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
- flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
- inflame verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.
- set off phrasal verb To begin a journey or start out towards somewhere.
- torch noun A small portable light powered by a battery (British usage); in American English, a stick with a flaming end used as a light source.
Senses
点燃 is used for these senses in English:
- enkindle (archaic, transitive) To kindle; to arouse or evoke.
- flare (transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
- inflame (transitive) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
- set off (idiomatic, transitive) To begin; to cause; to initiate.
- set on fire (transitive) To cause to begin to burn.
- torch (figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
flare — full definition
- noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
- verb To burn brightly and suddenly, or to suddenly intensify.
- verb To widen gradually outward, especially describing trousers or a shape.