1N-VAR (尤指政治动乱的)爆发点，一触即发之际 A flashpoint is the moment at which a conflict, especially a political conflict, suddenly gets worse and becomes violent. (尤指政治动乱的)爆发点，一触即发之际
The immediate flashpoint was Wednesday's big rally in the city centre.
星期三市中心的大集会成了直接的导火索。
There are still plenty of potential flashpoints in relations between the two countries.
两国关系中仍然有很多潜在的冲突爆发点。
2N-COUNT 政治动乱地区;危险地区 A flashpoint is a place which people think is dangerous because political trouble may start there and then spread to other towns or countries. 政治动乱地区;危险地区
The more serious flashpoints are outside the capital.