set fire to

火をつける、燃やす

何かが燃え始めるようにする。

やさしい英語で： To make something start burning.

• They set fire to the paper.
• Someone set fire to the old barn last night.
• Did a dropped match set fire to the curtains?

使い方： set fire to someone/something (The attackers set fire to the empty warehouse.)

類義語： ignite, set alight, set ablaze

反対語： extinguish

よく使う表現： set fire to something, set fire to paper

かき立てる、奮い立たせる

強い感情を起こさせたり、人を行動へ駆り立てたりする。

やさしい英語で： To cause very strong feelings or make people take action.

• The song set fire to their hearts.
• His words set fire to the crowd’s anger.
• That discovery could set fire to young imaginations.

使い方： set fire to something (Her speech set fire to the audience’s imagination.)

類義語： inflame, stir up, ignite

反対語： calm

よく使う表現： set fire to hearts, set fire to imaginations

壊す、解体する

制度や計画、定着したやり方を壊してなくす。

やさしい英語で： To destroy a system, plan, or established way of doing things.

• They set fire to tradition.
• Her reforms set fire to the old hiring system.
• Why are you setting fire to everything we built?

使い方： set fire to something (The new director set fire to the old management system.)

類義語： destroy, dismantle, tear down

反対語： preserve

よく使う表現： set fire to something, set fire to tradition