tinderbox

n.

火绒箱，易燃物，潜伏着暴乱或战争危险的人；

复数：tinderboxes

1. 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。
2. 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。
3. 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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