| 词汇 | combust |
| 释义 | combust verb[ I ] uk /kəmˈbʌst/ us /kəmˈbʌst/ to start to burn: 开始燃烧 The whole ship might spontaneously combust (= start burning without being set on fire).整条船都可能自燃起来 to start burning catch fireA washing machine caught fire, sending the whole building up in flames. catch alightHe was badly burned when his clothing caught alight. kindleWe set up our tents and kindled a fire. burst into flames Two men had a miracle escape when their helicopter burst into flames. combustOily rags placed near an open flame could spontaneously combust. igniteThe gasoline ignited and the house was engulfed in flames. Starting fires arsonist fire fire starter firelighter ignite ignition incendiary kindle kindling light make make something up put put something out reignition relight set something/someone on fireidiom strike tinder torch Examples of combustcombust In these instances virtually all leaves were combusted. Second, elemental arsenic does not combust with copper in alloying as in the case of arsenic sulfide. In addition to the volume of waste combusted, the composition of waste is likely to be different. They discovered by the 10th century that saltpeter, which is a salt of nitrogen, niter, when mixed with sulfur, water, and air would combust on being heated. Other sectors, of course, have different composite energy prices because of their different initial conditions and opportunities for abatement of air emissions when these fuels are combusted. Yet all the evidence is that polyurethane foam spontaneously combusts, particularly within 48 hours of manufacture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 An examination might tell us why this material combusts internally in various situations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have not heard that they have combusted as he said they would. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result of this method, they were able to use local fuel and combust it with the aid of oil. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The plant grows, it fixes carbon, we combust it and it grows again. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The product is not marketed as a smoking cessation product, but an alternative tobacco product that is not combusted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is important that these materials be prevented from combusting, melting or vaporising to the point of failure. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This mixture is then combusted before leaving the device through a nozzle and creating thrust. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, some concerns have been raised due to experiments demonstrating that they will spontaneously combust if methane is mixed with the ambient air. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Natural gas is frequently combusted in gas turbines as well as boilers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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