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burn/light incense
incense常用作不可数名词，但a stick of incense表示一根香。
She lit a stick of incense before meditating.
她在冥想前点燃了一根香。
香；熏香；焚香用的香料
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
香；熏香；焚香用的香料
a substance that produces a fragrant smell when burned, used in religious ceremonies or for pleasure
She lit a stick of incense before meditating.
她在冥想前点燃了一根香。
Biotic material that releases fragrant smoke when burnt, often used in religious rites or for aesthetic reasons.
燃烧时产生香味的物质
a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
The fragrant smoke released by burning incense (sense 1).
燃烧香时产生的怡人香味
the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned
She lit some incense to create a calming atmosphere in the room.
她点燃了一些香，营造出房间里的宁静氛围。
AI contextual example
The smell of burning incense filled the ancient temple.
燃烧的香气充满了古老的寺庙。
AI contextual example
He bought a variety of incense sticks from the market.
他从市场买了各种各样的香棒。
AI contextual example
incense filled the room
房间里弥漫着熏香。
WordNet
incense常用作不可数名词，但a stick of incense表示一根香。
She lit a stick of incense before meditating.
她在冥想前点燃了一根香。
描述气味时常用the smell/aroma of incense。
The room was filled with the sweet aroma of incense.
房间里弥漫着香料的甜香。
incense可以与其他名词组合表示香的形状或类型。
He bought some incense sticks from the store.
他从商店买了一些香棒。
Not this
I bought an incense.
Use this
I bought a stick of incense.
“incense”作为物质名词不可数，表示一根香时需使用量词“a stick of”
Not this
There are many incenses on the table.
Use this
There are many incense sticks on the table.
“incense”不可数，表示多根香时需使用“incense sticks”或“sticks of incense”
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
烧香；焚香
They burn incense at the temple every morning.
他们每天早晨在寺庙烧香。
香；线香
She lit an incense stick in her room.
她在房间里点了一根香。
香炉
The incense burner is made of bronze.
这个香炉是青铜制成的。
焚香的烟；香烟
The incense smoke curled toward the ceiling.
焚香的烟袅袅升向天花板。
焚香供奉；献香
They made an incense offering at the altar.
他们在祭坛前焚香供奉。
薰香和薄荷，时光的色彩
A famous lyric from the 1967 psychedelic rock song "Incense and Peppermints" by Strawberry Alarm Clock, often regarded as an anthem of the Summer of Love.
出自草莓闹钟乐队1967年的迷幻摇滚歌曲《Incense and Peppermints》的著名歌词，常被视为“爱之夏”时期的标志性歌曲。
Use incense naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 incense 读成 in-sense：香气‘进入感官’(in your senses)，闻到的就是 incense 的香。
语域：mixed 常见场景：religious ceremonies、home fragrance / aesthetic use、formal or literary writing (figurative praise) 作名词时，incense 通常指燃烧后散发香气的香料或香烟，常见于宗教仪式或日常薰香等较中性的场合；引申指“奉承、敬意”时多出现在正式或文学性文字中，日常口语较少。
通常不可数，但指不同种类时可数，如 'various incenses'。
Dictionary facts from AI_FALLBACK, DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WORDNET.