单词：tinderbox
音标：['tindәbɒks] ；
n. 火绒合, 高度易燃物, 容易发火的人
n. a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
n. a box for holding tinder
n. a box for holding tinder
词型变化：名词复数形式 : tinderboxes
词性分布：
tinderbox的用法和样例：
例句
用作名词(n.)
- But the old witch would not tell him how to use the tinderbox.但是老巫婆仍然不肯告诉他该如何使用火绒箱。
- Suddenly he remembered that there was a candle in the tinderbox.突然间，他想起火绒箱里有一根蜡烛。
- This shrub is a typical example of a tinderbox perennially in search of a flint.寻找打火石时，这种灌木永远都是易燃物的典型。
【近义词】
- flashpoint燃点
- crucible柑锅
- volcano火山
- no-go area禁区
- time bomb定时炸弹