单词 | tinderbox |
释义 | tinderbox 1.(box for holding tinder)火绒匣;(尤指旧时装有打火石和打火镰的)引火盒 2.【尤政】(person or thing that could become dangerous)可引起麻烦的导火索 The country has always been something of a tinderbox because the central state never really managed to establish its authority.由于中央政府从未真正树立其权威, 因此该国一直就像个火药桶。 |
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