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单词 tinderbox
释义 tinderbox
\ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
1.
 a. : a metal box for holding tinder and usually a flint and steel for striking a spark
 b. : an object (as a building) or place containing highly inflammable material
  < the old tenements are tinderboxes ready to go up in flame >
  < region 5 of the United States forest service is America's touchiest tinderbox — Frank Cameron >
2. : a person or thing containing inflammatory or explosive potentialities especially for strife or conflict
 < the whole Caribbean region was a tinderbox; only a spark was needed to set it off — H.B.Murkland >
 < events that were potentially the tinderbox of World War III — Saturday Review >
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