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tinderbox

美['tɪndərbɑːks] 英['tɪndəbɒks]

n. 火绒箱；易燃物；容易生气的人

近义词：flashpoint，crucible，volcano，no-goarea，timebomb，

Noun

a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence;
"the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
a box for holding tinder

用作名词(n.)

But the old witch would not tell him how to use the tinderbox.但是老巫婆仍然不肯告诉他该如何使用火绒箱。
Suddenly he remembered that there was a candle in the tinderbox.突然间，他想起火绒箱里有一根蜡烛。
This shrub is a typical example of a tinderbox perennially in search of a flint.寻找打火石时，这种灌木永远都是易燃物的典型。

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