单词 | tinderbox |
释义 | tinderbox /tin"deuhr boks'/, n. 1. a box for holding tinder, usually fitted with a flint and steel. 2. a person or thing that is highly excitable, explosive, inflammable, etc.; a potential source of widespread violence: Berlin was the tinderbox of Europe. [1520-30; TINDER + BOX1] |
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