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tinderbox

[ˈtɪndəbɒks] [ˈtɪndərbɑks]
  • 复数:tinderboxes;
  • 相关单词 tinderboxes
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • N-COUNT
      危机四伏的形势
      If you say that a situation is a tinderbox, you mean that it is very tense and something dangerous or unpleasant is likely to happen very soon.
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence;
      "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
      2. a box for holding tinder