tinder
英 [ˈtɪndə(r)]
美 [ˈtɪndər]
n. 引火物; 火绒; 火种
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- 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。
- The fire started late Saturday in tinder-dry grass near the Snake River.
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
双语例句
- 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。 - In sunbaked southern Italy, fires raged as parched forests and fields turned to tinder.
太阳炙烤下的意大利南部，大火蔓延，被晒干了的树林和田地都成了天然的燃料。 - How did your son dislodge the tinder?
你儿子怎么砸碎壁炉柴？ - "It is conceivable that accomodative monetary policy could provide tinder for a buildup of leverage and excessive risk-taking," Yellen said in remarks to economists meeting in Denver.
“它是可想到的，维持灵活的货币政策能是一种增强杠杆作用和过度的风险拿的导火线，”耶伦在丹佛经济学家会议中说。 - 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。 - 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。 - Be careful what you say to Mr Smith, for he is like tinder.
你跟史密斯先生说话要小心，因为他好发脾气。 - The day after the impromptu meeting, Mr. Bhat had dinner with the three founders of Tinder, the popular dating app.
就在这场临时会面的次日，哈特先生与当红约会应用Tinder的三位创始人共进了晚餐。 - Lacking adequate provision of fresh water, electricity, sanitation or health care, they suffer privations that all too often provide the tinder for the fires of social unrest.
他们无法获得足够的淡水、电力、卫生和保健，他们所受的困苦常常成为社会动乱的火种。 - 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。