"set on fire" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 点燃
• 放火

Definition

让某物开始燃烧，可以是意外或故意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于半正式表达。既可以指真正的起火，也可用于比喻（如 'set her imagination on fire'）。常用于被动语态和搭配具体物体，常暗示有意为之，除非有意外说明。

Examples

They set the pile of leaves on fire.

他们**点燃了那堆树叶**。

Don’t set the paper on fire by accident.

不要不小心**点着纸张**。

Someone set the old house on fire last night.

昨晚有人**放火烧了那座老房子**。

The fireworks accidentally set the grass on fire.

烟花不小心**点燃了草地**。

He went to jail after he set the warehouse on fire.

他因**放火烧了仓库**而坐牢。

If you’re not careful, one spark can set this whole place on fire.

如果不小心，一点火星就能**点燃整个地方**。