Phrase
set fire to
verb
使燃烧；点燃。
- 1.
To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight.
使燃烧；点燃。
- 2.
To destroy or dismantle (something).
摧毁或拆除。
- 3.
To stir up intense emotion or action in (something).
激起强烈的情绪或行动。
摧毁或拆除。；激起强烈的情绪或行动。；点燃
Connections
Word family
- sets fire to
- third person singular
- setting fire to
- present participle
Learner notes
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.