| 单词 | rekindle |
| 释义 | rekindle (once / 4362 pages) v Use the verb rekindle when you're trying to get something started again, like a fire or a romance. If your campfire goes out while you're getting the marshmallows out of your tent, you'll want to rekindle it. Likewise, if you've lost touch with a childhood friend, you might try to rekindle your relationship when you meet again as adults. Re means "again," and kindle means "start a fire," probably from the Old Norse kynda, "to light a fire." Rekindle has been used in the figurative sense from around 1300. WORD FAMILYrekindle: rekindled, rekindles, rekindling+/enkindle: enkindled, enkindles, enkindling/kindle: enkindle, kindled, kindles, kindling, rekindle/kindled: unkindled/kindling: kindlings USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s the classic case of a career parent who wanted to rekindle the connection with family while preserving a paycheck. Washington Post(Dec 25, 2016) A rekindled romance means he's now living with his childhood sweetheart. BBC(Dec 23, 2016) A search for a new IMF boss would inevitably rekindle old debates about over-representation of European and other rich countries in global bodies. Economist(Dec 19, 2016) 1v arouse again rekindle hopes rekindle her love Hyper arouse, elicit, enkindle, evoke, fire, kindle, provoke, raise call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) 2v kindle anew, as of a fire Hyper conflagrate, enkindle, inflame, kindle cause to start burning |
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