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light1 verb light a fire 点火well lit streets 灯火通明的街道light ♦︎ set fire to sth/set sth on fire ♦︎ ignite ♦︎ torchThese words all mean to make sth start to burn. 这些词均表示点燃、着火。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to light / ignite a fire / flame◆to set fire to / torch a car / building◆to set a car / building on fire◆to set fire to / torch sb / yourself◆to set sb / yourself on fire◆to light / ignite the gas◆a spark lights sth / sets fire to sth / sets sth on fire / ignites sth■ light (lit, lit) [transitive] to make sth start to burn 点燃；点着◆Come in, I'll light a fire and you can get warmed up.进来吧。我来生火，你可以暖暖身子。◆to light a match / cigarette / candle划着火柴；点着香烟／蜡烛■ ˌset ˈfire to sth■ ˌset sth on ˈfire idiom (setting, set, set)to make sth start to burn, especially sth big like a building 点燃；纵火焚烧（尤指建筑物等大型物体）◆Several youths had set fire to the police car.几个年轻人纵火焚烧了那辆警车。◆A candle had set the curtains on fire.一根蜡烛把窗帘给点着了。 see also be on fire ⇨ burn 1 ■ ignite / /ɪgˈnaɪt/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to make sth start to burn 点燃；点火◆Flames melted a lead pipe and ignited leaking gas.火焰熔化了一段铅管，引燃了泄漏出来的煤气。NOTE 辨析 Light, set fire to sth or ignite? Light is used especially when a person makes sth burn deliberately, often when it causes just one flame. It is used about sth that is supposed to burn, such as a match, a cigarette or a fire. * light指点燃本该点燃的东西，如match、cigarette或fire，尤指有意为之，产生的常常是一缕火苗◆He lit a candle.他点燃了一根蜡烛。◆He lit the curtains. Set fire to sth/set sth on fire is used when lighting sth causes a big fire and not just one flame. It is used especially about sth that is not supposed to burn. * set fire to sth或set sth on fire尤指点燃不该点燃的东西，造成大火而不只是一缕火苗◆She set fire to the curtains.她放火点着了窗帘。◆She set fire to a candle. Sth is usually ignited not by a person but by a spark or flame. * ignite的主语通常是spark或flame，而不是某个人◆He was badly injured when a spark ignited the gas.一个火星引燃了煤气，使他严重灼伤。◆He ignited the gas. ■ torch [transitive] (rather informal) to set fire to a building or vehicle deliberately in order to destroy it; to set fire to sb/yourself in order to kill them/yourself 纵火焚烧（建筑物或车辆）；放火烧死（某人或自己）◆Rioters threw bottles at police and torched a number of cars.暴徒向警察投掷瓶子，并纵火焚烧了几辆汽车。 |