tinder

英 [ˈtɪndə(r)]

美 [ˈtɪndər]

n.  引火物; 火绒; 火种

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BNC.27437 / COCA.26176

牛津词典

noun

• 引火物；火绒；火种
  dry material, especially wood or grass, that burns easily and can be used to light a fire
  1. The fire started late Saturday in tinder-dry grass near the Snake River.
     大火是星期六晚些时候在斯内克河附近干枯的草地上燃起的。

柯林斯词典

• 火绒;引火物;火媒
  Tinderconsists of small pieces of something dry, especially wood or grass, that burns easily and can be used for lighting a fire.

英英释义

noun

• material for starting a fire
  Synonym:kindlingtouchwoodspunkpunk

双语例句

• And many people including Winston Churchill were sure that it would only be a matter of time before some spark lit the unstable tinder.
  许多人，包括丘吉尔在内，都认为某个火化将点燃这个导火索。这是个时间问题。
• However, the case study show, that tinder barrier-free condition the perforated degree is used to being lower and resulting in lower flow rate of well.
  通过实例计算，在无隔板的情况下，油井的打开程度都较小，产量也较小。
• This is a key fire prevention area, no smoking and tinder.
  本公司是重点防火单位，厂内严禁吸烟、严禁携带火种。
• He spunked up like tinder. "do you call me a liar?" he said.
  他像火绒似的怒火中烧起来。“你说我撒谎？”他问道。
• Consider whether there is dry tinder in the area, and whether you need to take equipment to get this, such as a knife, or axe.
  考虑一下这个地方有没有干燥的引火物，你是否需要带上工具来采集一些，比如刀子或斧头。
• How did your son dislodge the tinder?
  你儿子怎么砸碎壁炉柴？
• The strongman will be as tinder and all his work a spark: both will burn together and no one will quench the fire.
  强者将似麻絮，他的工作犹如火花：二者必要同时焚烧，无人予以熄灭。
• In Europe, the combination of steel, flint and tinder remained the main method of fire-lighting until the mid 19th century.
  在欧洲，保持钢、打火石和火绒的化合物作为点火的主要方法一直持续到19世纪中期。
• The plants are as dry as tinder.
  草木十分干燥，极易着火。
• The plant is as dry as tinder after this long drought.
  植物经过长期乾旱之后乾枯得如同火绒一般。