"set on fire" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 點燃
• 放火

Definition

讓某物開始燃燒，可以是意外或故意。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於半正式表達，可指真正起火或比喻（如 'set her imagination on fire'）。常用於被動語態並與具體物體搭配，常含有意圖，除非另有說明。

Examples

They set the pile of leaves on fire.

他們**點燃了那堆樹葉**。

Don’t set the paper on fire by accident.

不要不小心**點著紙張**。

Someone set the old house on fire last night.

昨晚有人**放火燒了那座老房子**。

The fireworks accidentally set the grass on fire.

煙花不小心**點燃了草地**。

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

他因**放火燒了倉庫**而坐牢。

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

如果不小心，一點火星就能**點燃整個地方**。