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单词 incendiary
释义
incendiary1 adjectiveincendiary2 noun
incendiaryin‧cen‧di‧a‧ry1 /ɪnˈsendiəri $ -dieri/ adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINincendiary1
Origin:
1400-1500 Latin incendiarius, from incendium ‘fire’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • An incendiary device exploded setting fire to furniture, but the blaze was brought under control.
  • In its place is a new rhetoric, an incendiary rhetoric, a rhetoric of vitriolic accusation.
  • Sources said the explosion seemed to have been caused by an incendiary device.
  • The incendiary charges Manolo's experts had set up earlier in the day went up on schedule.
word sets
WORD SETS
air rifle, nounair-to-air, adjectiveammo, nounammunition, nounanti-aircraft, adjectiveanti-personnel, adjectiveanti-tank, adjectivearmament, nounarmoured car, nounarmourer, nounarmour-plated, adjectivearrow, nounarrowhead, nounarsenal, nounartillery, nounatomic bomb, nounautomatic, nounballistic missile, nounballistics, nounbandolier, nounbarbed, adjectivebarrage, nounbarrage balloon, nounbarrel, nounbattering ram, nounbattery, nounbayonet, nounbayonet, verbbazooka, nounBB gun, nounblank, nounblaze, verbblowpipe, nounbludgeon, nounblunderbuss, nounbolt, nounbomb, nounbomber, nounbombing, nounbomb scare, nounbooby trap, nounboom, nounbore, nounbow, nounbrass knuckles, nounbroadsword, nounbuckshot, nounbullet, nounbullet-proof, adjectivebutt, nouncaisson, nouncalibre, nouncanister, nouncannon, nouncannonball, nouncarbine, nouncartridge, nouncatapult, nounchain mail, nounchamber, nouncharge, verbchemical warfare, nounchemical weapon, nounclip, nouncluster bomb, nouncock, verbColt, conventional, adjectivecordite, nouncosh, nouncrossbow, nouncruise missile, nounCS gas, nouncudgel, nouncutlass, nouncut-throat razor, noundagger, noundart, noundecommission, verbdetonator, noundevice, noundirk, noundisarm, verbdischarge, verbdismount, verbdouble-barrelled, duel, nounduel, verbdum-dum, nounelevation, nounemplacement, nounequalizer, nounfirearm, nounfirebomb, nounflak, nounflame thrower, nounflick knife, nounforty-five, nounfusillade, nounfusion bomb, noungauge, noungerm warfare, noungrenade, nounguidance, nounguided missile, noungun, noungun carriage, noungunner, noungunnery, noungunpowder, noungun-running, noungunshot, nounhaft, nounhair trigger, nounhalberd, nounhammer, nounhand grenade, nounhandgun, nounH-bomb, nounheat-seeking, adjectiveheavy, adjectivehilt, nounholster, nounhoming device, nounhowitzer, nounhydrogen bomb, nounICBM, nounincendiary, adjectiveKalashnikov, nounknuckle-duster, nounlance, nounlandmine, nounlive, adjectivelongbow, nounlong-range, adjectivemace, nounmachete, nounmachine gun, nounmagazine, nounmagnum, nounmarksman, nounmarksmanship, nounmegaton, nounmisfire, verbmissile, nounmortar, nounmunitions, nounmushroom cloud, nounmusket, nounmustard gas, nounmuzzle, nounnapalm, nounnerve gas, nounnightstick, nounnitroglycerine, nounnon-proliferation, nounnosecone, nounnuclear, adjectivenuke, verbnuke, nounordnance, nounparry, verbpayload, nounpepper, verbpike, nounpistol, nounplastic explosive, noun.22, nounpoison gas, nounpommel, nounpound, verbprime, verbprimer, nounprojectile, nounpropellant, nounquarterstaff, nounramrod, nounrange, nounrapid-fire, adjectiverapier, nounrearm, verbrecoil, verbrepeater, nounreport, nounrevolver, nounrifle, nounrocket, nounround, nounrubber bullet, nounsabre, nounsafety catch, nounsawn-off shotgun, nounscabbard, nounscimitar, nounsemi-automatic, adjectiveshaft, nounsheathe, verbshell, nounshell, verbshield, nounshooter, nounshot, nounshotgun, nounshrapnel, nounsidearm, nounsight, nounsilencer, nounsilo, nounsix-shooter, nounslash, nounsling, nounslingshot, nounslug, nounsmart bomb, nounsmoke bomb, nounsmokescreen, nounsnipe, verbsniper, nounspear, nounspear, verbSten gun, nounstockpile, nounstockpile, verbstun gun, nounsubmachine gun, nounsurface-to-air missile, nounsurface-to-surface missile, nounswordsmanship, nountank, nountear gas, nounthermonuclear, adjectivetime bomb, nountommy gun, nountorpedo, nountorpedo, verbtracer, nountrident, nountrigger, nountruncheon, noununload, verbvolley, nounvolley, verbwarhead, nounwater cannon, nounweapon, nounweaponry, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 The explosion seems to have been caused by an incendiary device.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· There were high-explosive and incendiary bombs of various types available, but no combination weapon.· We had two incendiary bombs, but they were in the canteen.
· An incendiary device exploded setting fire to furniture, but the blaze was brought under control.· But taxes, earlier considered the incendiary device of the race, may no longer be so.· The caller claimed three incendiary devices had been planted at the Vineyards.· Sources said the explosion seemed to have been caused by an incendiary device.· But the incendiary devices were different from those used in previous arson attacks by the extremist group.· Then a series of cassette-sized incendiary devices were carefully hidden in a number of stores.· Firemen found more than a dozen incendiary devices in the offices near Borden, Hants, used by scientists to study squirrels.
1[only before noun] designed to cause a fireincendiary bomb/device The explosion seems to have been caused by an incendiary device.2an incendiary speech, piece of writing etc is intended to make people angry:  a hip-hop album with incendiary lyrics
incendiary1 adjectiveincendiary2 noun
incendiaryincendiary2 noun (plural incendiaries) [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • In fact Etruria was hit by incendiaries several times, but thankfully survived without extensive damage.
  • Many of these squads also carried sledge-hammers, axes, and incendiaries.
  • Out in front are the scouts and incendiaries.
  • The incendiaries set the villages on fire and the foragers visit and sack them.
a bomb designed to cause a fire
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