set fire to

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词形变化

sets fire to 三单 sets fire to setten fire to setting fire to setting fire to 现在分词 setten fire to 过去式 setten fire to 过去分词

别名

set fire unto set fire in set fire on set fire upon set fire of set fire by set fire into

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight.

    放火

    及物

    They set fire to the house.

  2. 2.

    To destroy or dismantle (something).

    比喻 及物

    As soon as the new CEO arrived, he started setting fire to the old way of doing things.

  3. 3.

    To stir up intense emotion or action in (something).

    比喻 及物

    All it took was one word to set fire to the crowd.