搜尋結果
tinderbox
- IPA[ˈtɪndəbɒks]
英式
- 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
- 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