vt.

1. 点燃；燃起
   She kindled a fire with waste newspaper.

   她用废报纸生起了火。

2. 激起（热情等）；煽动
   The speaker kindled our interest in dinosaurs.

   那位演讲人引起了我们对恐龙的兴趣。

3. 照亮，使明亮

vi.

1. 着火，燃起
   The paper kindled on the second match.

   划了第二根火柴，纸就点着了。

2. （人，感情等）激动起来
3. 发亮，明亮起来[（+with）]
   Her eyes kindled with joy.

   她的眼睛因喜悦而发亮。

v.

1. light (a flame); set on fire.
2. (with reference to an emotion) arouse or be aroused.

v.