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单词 tinder
释义
tinder
noun[U]
uk
/ˈtɪn.dər/us
/ˈtɪn.dɚ/
smallpiecesof somethingdrythatburnseasily, used forlightingfires:
火种；引火物
We used somedrygrassas tinder tolightthecampfire.我们用一些干草作为引子来点燃篝火。
Thegrassis tinder-dry(= sodrythat it willburneasily), so there's ariskoffire.草非常干，一点就着，所以有发生火灾的危险。
Synonym
kindling
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  • make
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(Definition oftinderfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

tinder| American Dictionary

tinder
noun[U]
us
/ˈtɪn·dər/
asubstancethatburnseasily, such aspaperorthinsticksofwood, used tolightfires
(Definition oftinderfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftinder

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You touched the punk to glowingtinder, and it burst into flame.
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It may be objected that with the whole country liketinderit will be impossible to exclude grass-fires either generally or continuously.
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One reason why an annex is needed is to house these returnable empties, which are liketinderand are a great fire risk.
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All those factors provided thetinderthat ignited the violence.
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But there is too much inflammabletinderaround at the moment.
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Discharge by purchase for airmen was reintroduced on the same day as for soldiers, andtindersimilar conditions.
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Trunk road schemes giving access to docklands worth £175 million have been completed or aretinderconstruction and a further £360 million of expenditure is planned.
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Pension sharing is available in relation to a person's shareable rightstinderany arrangement other than an excepted public service scheme.
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It has fallen from just over 800,000 to justtinder400,000—a reduction in youth unemployment of 100,000 every year for four years.
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That does not create a conflagration unless, as she put it, thetinderis dry.
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Therefore, in that respect the independent minority will be entirelytindertheir heel.
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We should all like to deal with many of the subjects which have cometinderreview.
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It cannot be carried outtinderthe trade union's own arrangements.
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There is a great deal oftinderlying about, and inflammatory situations can easily occur or be created.
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Section 15 (4) provides for the administration of medical benefit through existing systems and institutionstinderconditions there defined.
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