conflagrate + object
The arsonist conflagrated the old warehouse.
纵火犯烧掉了旧仓库。
燃烧;着火
conflagrates — third person singular of conflagrate
引燃;使燃烧起来;点燃某物。;烧掉
start to burn or burst into flames
着火
To catch fire.
点燃某物。
To set fire to something.
A single spark can conflagrate an entire forest in dry season.
在干旱季节,一点火花就能使整片森林燃烧起来。
用法提示:这里 conflagrate 作及物动词,表示“使……燃烧起来”。
The old barn conflagrated within minutes, sending smoke high into the sky.
那座旧谷仓几分钟内就着火燃烧起来,浓烟升上天空。
用法提示:这里 conflagrate 作不及物动词,表示“着火、燃烧起来”。
Firefighters warned that the spilled oil could conflagrate if exposed to heat.
消防员警告说,泄漏的油如果遇热可能会燃烧起来。
用法提示:这里 conflagrate 作不及物动词,接在情态动词后,表示“起火燃烧”。
The arsonist conflagrated the old warehouse.
纵火犯烧掉了旧仓库。
该词较为正式或文学化,日常中常用 'catch fire' 或 'ignite'。
The dry leaves conflagrated in an instant.
干树叶瞬间燃烧起来。
grammar · medium
易错句子The conflagrate was huge.
正确表达The conflagration was huge.
conflagrate 是动词,不能用作名词;应使用名词形式 conflagration 表示大火。
grammar · medium
易错句子The forest conflagrated on fire.
正确表达The forest conflagrated.
conflagrate 本身已表示着火,无需再加 'on fire',否则语义重复。
与conflagrate相比,ignite更常用于点燃火花或引发爆炸,而conflagrate强调大规模燃烧的过程。
与conflagrate相比,inflame既可指物理燃烧,也可指情绪激化,而conflagrate仅指燃烧。
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