tinder
UK/'tindә/US
GREC2
Definitions
n.
Dry material such as small sticks or fibres used to help start a fire.
火绒，引火物
v.
To set fire to something; to torch.
点火，引燃
Root Breakdown
Native Englishtinderother
=tinder
Common Collocations
- 1.dry tinder干燥的引火物
- 2.tinder box火绒盒
- 3.[tinder bundle]引火捆
- 4.tinder for a fire生火用的火绒
Example Sentences
- 1.
He gathered dry leaves and bark to use as tinder for the campfire.
- 2.
After months of drought, the forest had become tinder for any spark.
- 3.
The survival kit included waterproof matches and a small bundle of tinder.