tinderbox是什么意思
2024-02-15 03:50:17
tinderbox
n. 火绒箱；易燃物；容易生气的人
近义词：flashpoint，crucible，volcano，no-goarea，timebomb，
英英释义
Noun
- a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence;
"the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
- a box for holding tinder
例句
用作名词(n.)
- But the old witch would not tell him how to use the tinderbox.但是老巫婆仍然不肯告诉他该如何使用火绒箱。
- Suddenly he remembered that there was a candle in the tinderbox.突然间，他想起火绒箱里有一根蜡烛。
- This shrub is a typical example of a tinderbox perennially in search of a flint.寻找打火石时，这种灌木永远都是易燃物的典型。