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
- With forests dry as tinder, thousands of hectares of trees have fallen prey to fire in Portugal and Spain.
由于森林干燥易燃，葡萄牙和西班牙有数千公顷林木遭受火灾肆虐。 - 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。 - How did your son dislodge the tinder?
你儿子怎么砸碎壁炉柴？ - 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。 - The average user spends 77 minutes a day with Tinder, said Rad.
拉德说，用户平均每天在Tinder上花费的时间为77分钟。 - 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。 - "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。 - But she saw problems with Tinder.
不过，她也看到了Tinder的问题所在。 - 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。 - 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。