| 单词 | flashpoint |
| 释义 | flashpoint (flæʃpɔɪnt ) Word forms: flashpoints 1. variable noun A flashpoint is the moment at which a conflict, especially a political conflict, suddenly gets worse and becomes violent. The immediate flashpoint was Wednesday's big rally in the city centre. There are still plenty of potential flashpoints in relations between the two countries. 2. countable noun A flashpoint is a place which people think is dangerous because political trouble may start there and then spread to other towns or countries. The more serious flashpoints are outside the capital. It could become the next Balkan flashpoint. Collocations: potential flashpoint There will certainly be no shortage of potential flashpoints to spook the markets. Times, Sunday Times The strategy appeared to work as heavy police lines dampened potential flashpoints and prevented protesters from leaving the agreed route. Times, Sunday Times He was quickly on the spot to defuse any potential flashpoints. The Sun There are four potential flashpoints. Times, Sunday Times Special teams of supervisors are being trained to defuse potential flashpoints as shoppers who cannot remember their code are turned away. The Sun |
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