英语单词风暴| Predicable & Kindle

If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor.——Eleanor Roosevelt

如果生活是可预见的，那它就不再是生活了，变得索然无味。——埃莉诺•罗斯福（美国第32任总统富兰克林•罗斯福的妻子，曾经的美国第一夫人）

predictable [prɪ'dɪktəbl]

adj.可预见的

英英释义：If you say that an event is predictable, you mean that it is obvious in advance that it will happen. ——Collins

He had often skipped classes this semester, so his failure in the final exam was a predictable result. 因为这学期他经常逃课，所以他期末考试没及格是意料之中的结果。

If the world seems cold to you, kindle fires to warm it.——Lucy Larcom

若你觉得这世界冰冷，那就燃起火来温暖它。——露西·拉克姆（美国诗人、作家）

kindle ['kɪndl]

v.激发

英英释义：If something kindles a particular emotion in someone, it makes them start to feel it.——Collins

This book is conducive to kindle the imagination of children under 6.

这本书有助于激发6岁以下孩子的想象力。

v.点燃

英英释义：If you kindle a fire, you light paper or wood in order to start it.——Collins

Charlotte kindled a fire in the stove to warm herself.

夏洛特在炉子里生了火来取暖。