set fire to

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight. transitive
    — They set fire to the house.
  2. To destroy or dismantle (something). figuratively,transitive
    — As soon as the new CEO arrived, he started setting fire to the old way of doing things.
  3. To stir up intense emotion or action in (something). figuratively,transitive
    — All it took was one word to set fire to the crowd.

词形变化

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