tinder

英 [ˈtɪndə(r)]

美 [ˈtɪndər]

n.  引火物; 火绒; 火种

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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
  1. 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。

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

• material for starting a fire
  Synonym:kindlingtouchwoodspunkpunk

双语例句

• Cotton socks can also provide you with a source of fire-starting tinder.
  棉布袜还可以提供点火用的火绒。
• TINDER can provide alloy casting, gray iron casting, ductile iron casting, and, steel casting etc.
  天哲公司提供各种牌号灰铁、球铁、合金铸铁、铸钢和合金钢等铸件。
• As in the run-up to other wars, there is today more than enough tinder lying around to spark a great power conflict.
  象其它战争的酝酿阶段一样，如今到处都是足以引起强权冲突的***。
• "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 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。
• She told Us Weekly afterward that Tinder was such a distraction that she had to delete it from her phone.
  她在夺金后对《美国周刊》（USWeekly）表示，Tinder太让人分心，她不得不从手机上删除了这个应用。
• He spunked up like tinder. "do you call me a liar?" he said.
  他像火绒似的怒火中烧起来。“你说我撒谎？”他问道。
• For other developers of dating apps, such as Tinder, making money in China can be more of a challenge than elsewhere.
  对于Tinder等其他约会应用的开发商来说，在中国赚钱比在其他地方挑战更大。
• Today's art directors delve into this tinder, igniting hidden worlds through the subtle use of styling and photographic imagery.
  今天的艺术从业者试图发现这个隐藏的通过巧妙运用造型和摄影图像点燃世界的***。
• Consider whether there is dry tinder in the area, and whether you need to take equipment to get this, such as a knife, or axe.
  考虑一下这个地方有没有干燥的引火物，你是否需要带上工具来采集一些，比如刀子或斧头。