单词乎

tinderbox

音标['tindәbɒks]

汉语翻译

n. 火绒合, 高度易燃物, 容易发火的人

英语解释

名词 tinderbox:

  1. a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
  2. a box for holding tinder

例句

  1. Referred to the crowded prison as a tinderbox of suppressed violence.
    把拥挤的监狱称作一个装满了被压制的暴力的火药筒
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