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ignition

/ig-nish-uhn/US // ɪgˈnɪʃ ən //UK // (ɪɡˈnɪʃən) //

点火,点燃,点火装置,点火器

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act or fact of igniting; state of being ignited.
    • : a means or device for igniting.
    • : the process that ignites the fuel in the cylinder.

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Examples

  • “When we look at the data on the science side, SDG&E has substantially reduced their ignitions in the last 20 years,” Kolden said.

  • She offered what she knew about Jim’s condition on the day he’d arrived at the clinic, though it was clear he’d been in rough shape — his car keys still dangled in the ignition.

  • About 95 percent of California’s wildfires are ignited by human sources like powerlines, and sprawl increases ignition risks and puts more people in harm’s way.

  • Her eight-month-old wounds are still painful, and the sound of the clicking ignition on her stove makes her jumpy.

  • In early 2014, the company had to recall almost 2 million vehicles that had faulty ignition switches.

  • So, I took the keys out of the ignition and hid them under my passenger seat.

  • Seven years ago, a Chevy Cobalt with a defective ignition switch killed two teenage girls.

  • The long-running saga surrounding problematic ignition switches for the Chevrolet Cobalt has been an embarrassment for G.M.

  • Instead, it dithered as faulty ignition switches killed customers.

  • “Goode reached for the ignition, started the vehicle,” the report says.

  • Decomposition of cryolite by ignition with carbonate of lime.

  • He reached for his switches and shut off his ignition, to prevent an explosion when the ship struck.

  • The regulus of antimony is of a silvery white colour, of a scaly texture, very brittle, and melts soon after ignition.

  • Iron will also become magnetical by ignition and quenching it in water in the position of the dipping-needle.

  • The amount of compression of the charge before ignition also has material bearing on the force of the explosion.