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  1. tinderbox

    • IPA[ˈtɪndəbɒks]

    英式

    • n.
      a thing that is readily ignited;a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.
    • noun: tinderbox, plural noun: tinderboxes

    • 釋義

    名詞

    • 1. a thing that is readily ignited dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox the estate was a tinderbox where riots could explode at any moment
    • 2. historical a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.
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    • IPA[ˈtindərˌbäks]

    美式

    • n.
      a thing that is readily ignited: dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox food riots were a potential tinderbox in the city

    Oxford American Dictionary