[ 复数 tinderboxes ]
"the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
以上来源于: WordNet
N-COUNT If you say that a situation is a tinderbox, you mean that it is very tense and something dangerous or bad is likely to happen very soon. (危机四伏的)紧张局势 [usu sing]
flammable
词根： tinder
tinder 火绒；易燃物
"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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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。
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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