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n. 易燃物；火绒箱；容易生气的人；潜伏着暴乱或战争危险的人
n.
火绒箱，易燃物，潜伏着暴乱或战争危险的人；
变形
复数：tinderboxes
英英释义
tinderbox[ 'tindəbɔks ]
n.
a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence
"the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
a box for holding tinder
双语例句
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。
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tinderbox (n.)
also tinder-box, "box in which tinder and flint are kept," 1520s, from tinder + box (n.); figurative sense of " 'inflammable' person or thing" is attested from 1590s.
1. 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。
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2. The mystics said that Lester had started the blaze himself with a bad dream, Lester’s nightmare a spark, the house a tinderbox.
神秘主义者说，是莱斯特自己用恶梦点燃了火，他的恶梦是火星，他家屋子则是燃料箱。
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3. Then he took out his tinderbox and struck the flint.
于是他拿出火绒箱，并敲击打火石。
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4. Unlike in Asia, where China pursues tinderbox land disputes, the objectives here are overwhelmingly economic — securing vital commodities while selling cheap manufactured goods.
在亚洲，中国纠缠于国土纠纷的火药桶，而与亚洲不同，非洲的目标则毫无异议是经济上的，能在贩卖便宜的制造业商品的同时获得重要的矿产。
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5. I have forgotten my tinderbox in my room, " the soldier said to himself".
“我把火绒箱忘在房间里了，”士兵自言自语道。
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6. "Have you got my tinderbox?" asked the old witch.
“拿到我的火绒箱了吗？”老巫婆问。
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7. He took the money and the tinderbox and went to a town.
士兵带着钱以及火绒箱走到一座城镇。
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8. That means, in particular, making China see that a tinderbox it has long regarded as a strategic asset has become an appalling liability.
这意味着，尤其得让中国明白，其长期以来视为战略资产的这个危险之地，已变成了可怕的阻碍。
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9. But doing nothing also has costs. One is nuclear proliferation in a region that is already a tinderbox of rivalry.
不作为同样需要付出代价：首先，在对抗原本就处于一处即发的地区会发生核扩散；
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10. But doing nothing also has costs. One is nuclear proliferation in a region that is already a tinderbox of rivalry.
不作为同样需要付出代价：首先，在对抗原本就处于一处即发的地区会发生核扩散；
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11. Have you got my tinderbox?@ asked the old witch.
“拿到我的火绒箱了吗？”老巫婆问。
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (2)
12. What do you want to do with this tinderbox?@ said the soldier.
“你打算怎么处理这个火绒箱呢？”士兵问。
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (2)
13. Then he took out his tinderbox and struck the flint.
于是他拿出火绒箱，并敲击打火石。
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (4)
14. I want you to bring me an old tinderbox.
“我要你帮我拿一个老旧的火绒箱。
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (1)
15. 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。
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (2)
16. He put it back in his sidepocket and took from his waistcoatpocket a nickel tinderbox, sprang it open too, and, having lit his cigarette, held the flaming spunk towards Stephen in the shell of his hands.
放回侧兜里，并从背心兜里掏出一只镍制打火匣，也把它按开，自己先点着了烟，随即双手像两扇贝壳似的拢着燃起的火绒，伸向斯蒂芬。
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17. he took out his tinderbox and struck the flint once, twice, three times!
他拿出火绒箱敲击一次、二次、三次！
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (5)
18. You have got your money. Now, give me the tinderbox.
“你已经得到你所要的钱了。现在，把我的火绒箱给我。”
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (2)
19. He took out the tinderbox and the candle.
于是他拿出火绒箱和蜡烛。
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (3)
20. Now I know that it is a wonderful tinderbox.
“现在我知道这是个神奇的火绒箱了。
-- 来源 -- 新世界名著-最后的一课 - The Tinderbox (3)
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