‘Kindle’这个单词或者缩写词有很多含义和用途。作为英语老师，以下是我对‘Kindle’的四个方面说明：
1. 作为动词，‘kindle’意为‘点燃’或‘激起’。例如：
– The campers kindled a fire using dry branches and leaves.（露营者用干枝叶点燃了篝火。）
– She tried to kindle his interest in science.（她试图激起他对科学的兴趣。）
2. 作为名词，‘Kindle’指一款由亚马逊公司开发的电子书阅读器。例如：
– I prefer reading books on my Kindle to reading paper books.（我更喜欢用Kindle阅读器看书，而不是用纸质书。）
– The new Kindle has a higher resolution screen than the previous model.（新款的Kindle比之前的型号有更高的分辨率屏幕。）
3. 作为缩写词‘KINDLE’，意为‘Kids In Need of Desks for Learning’. 这是一个慈善组织，旨在为非洲贫困地区的儿童提供学习用的桌子。例如：
– My school is organizing a fundraiser for KINDLE to help kids in Africa.（我们学校正在为KINDLE组织筹款活动，帮助非洲的孩子们。）
– I donated some money to KINDLE to support their mission.（我向KINDLE捐了一些钱，支持他们的使命。）
4. ‘kindle’还可以作为合成词出现，例如‘kindlepreneur’（指一个在亚马逊Kindle平台上自行出版书籍的创业者）或者‘kindlesphere’（指使用Kindle阅读器的读者群体）。例如：
– As a kindlepreneur, I have successfully self-published several ebooks on Amazon.（kindlepreneur，我在亚马逊上成功地自行出版了几本电子书。）
– The kindlesphere is a rapidly growing community of readers who prefer electronic books.（Kindlesphere是一个快速增长的读者社区，他们更喜欢电子书。）
中英例句：
1. She used dry leaves to kindle a fire in the fireplace.（她用干叶子在壁炉里点燃了火。）
2. The author’s latest book is available on Kindle.（这位作家最新的书籍可以在Kindle上找到。）
3. The funds raised by KINDLE have helped thousands of children in Africa.（KINDLE筹集的资金已经帮助了非洲的成千上万的儿童。）
4. The kindlepreneur’s book was a bestseller on Amazon.（这位Kindlepreneur的书在亚马逊上是畅销书。）
5. The kindlesphere is a supportive community for readers, with many online book clubs and forums.（Kindlesphere是一个帮助读者的支持性社区，有许多在线书籍俱乐部和论坛。）
kindle的意思是燃烧、点燃、引发、激励。读音为/ˈkɪndl/。
中文翻译：激发、点燃、引发、促进、振奋、鼓舞、照亮。
例句：
1. Reading this book has kindled my interest in ancient history.（读这本书激发了我对古代历史的兴趣。）
2. He kindled the fire with some dry leaves.（他用干叶子点燃了火。）
3. The speaker’s words kindled a spark of hope in the audience.（演讲者的话在听众中引发出一丝希望的火花。）
kindle在英语中代表”点燃 、鼓舞”的意思，在英美地区还有”照亮”的意思，读音为[‘kindl]，kindle常被用作动词，在《英汉新词词典》中，共找到98个与kindle相关的句子。
1.点燃
例句:I’ll kindle afire so bright… in front of your eyes you’lI think you’re seeing stars! (我会点燃明亮的火焰 在你的眼前，你会以为看到了星星！)
2.鼓舞
例句:The best news: Existing owners of the current Kindle model will get both of these enhancements via an over-the-air software update. (最好的消息：Kindle目前机型的现在拥有者通过无线软件升级，将获得这两项性能的提升。)
3.照亮
例句:Apple also launched an online iBooks store for downloading print media, which pitches the iPad against Amazon’s Kindle and other e-readers. (苹果公司同样借助可以下载印刷媒体的iBook在线书店，同亚马逊的Kindle和其他电子书厂商分庭抗礼。)
4.引起、照亮
例句:If Euclid failed to kindle your youthful enthusiasm, then you were not born to be a scientific thinker. (翻译:如果欧几里得几何未能激起你少年时代的热情，那么，你就不是一个天生的科学思想家。)
kindle一般作为动词使用，如在kindle with(用…引(火)；用…激发(情感等)；因…而发光)、Kindle Fire(金读之光（平板电脑）)、Kindle Paperwhite(电子书阅读器)等常见短语中出现较多。
1. Apple also launched an online iBooks store for downloading print media, which pitches the iPad against Amazon’s Kindle and other e-readers. (翻译:苹果公司同样借助可以下载印刷媒体的iBook在线书店，同亚马逊的Kindle和其他电子书厂商分庭抗礼。)
2. If Euclid failed to kindle your youthful enthusiasm, then you were not born to be a scientific thinker. (翻译:如果欧几里得几何未能激起你少年时代的热情，那么，你就不是一个天生的科学思想家。)
3. If you have time to cry, then you have time to kindle the fire! (翻译:如果你有时间哭， Nthen你有时间点燃火！)
4. What would happen if, when you’re using your Kindle, you could see the comments and quotes and notes from all the other people reading the same book as you in that moment. (翻译:如果你使用Kindle的时候, 你可以看到别人的评语,记录和笔记. 这些评语和笔记都来自于阅读同一本书的读者, 想像一下这会是怎样的一种体验呐.)
5. Steve Kessel, a member of Amazon’s Kindle team, says that Kindle owners seem to read more. (翻译:史蒂夫·凯索是Kindle开发研究组的一员，他说有了Kindle，人们可以读到更多的书。)
6. From their candles of grief we will kindle our flame. (翻译:我们就让这星星之火燎原 From their candles of grief we will kindle our flame.)
7. Other traditional guide book publishers such as Frommers and Michelin are also available but with fewer volumes – 21 and 16 respectively. (翻译:其他传统的旅游指导图书出版商，如Frommers和Michelin也在Kindle发布了电子书，分别有21册和16册。)
8. So I take him with me when we make a geological survey along the Wall, trying to kindle his interests in this. (翻译:现在我在逐渐培养他的兴趣，比如搞长城测量，都是他陪着我去。)
9. It could become a natural extension, that as well as buying stuff — take it out of the Kindle — you could buy books, music, real-life products, appliances and goods and so on. (翻译:如果把它的服务延伸出去 不限制在Kindle上 而是可以用亚马逊币 买书、买碟、家电和生活有关的一切商品 )
10. A careless word may kindle strife. (翻译:无心之言可能引发战火哦 A careless word may kindle strife.)
11. Stieg Larsson, left, becomes the first member of Kindle’s Million Club, selling more than one million e-copies of the Millennium Trilogy. (翻译:xx年史蒂.拉森，成为Kindle百万读者俱乐部的第一位作者，他的千年三部曲售出了超过100万本电子书。)
12. and I will kindle a fire in his cities, and it shall devour all that are round about him. (翻译:我也必使火在他的城邑中里起来，将他四围所有的尽行烧灭。)
13. Take a Kindle or a Sony Reader to the park on a sunny weekend and you could have a daylong picnic with just the e-reader. (翻译:在一个阳光明媚的周末把一个Kindle或者索尼的阅读器带到公园，你只需要它就可以度过一天的野餐生活。)
14. Unfortunately, the most ubiquitous e-book format, EPUB, is not supported by the most popular e-book reader, the Kindle. (翻译:不幸的是，Kindle作为最受欢迎的电子书阅读器竟然不支持最普遍的电子书格式EPUB。)
15. Light, oh where is the light! Kindle it with the burning fire of desire! It thunders and the wind rushes screaming through the void. (翻译:灯火，灯火在哪里呢？用熊熊的渴望之火把它点上罢！雷声在响，狂风怒吼着穿过天空。)
kindle作为动词的时候，其近义词以及反义词有d、kindled/i、kindling/p、kindled/3、kindles/s、kindles等。
