flashpoint
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈflæʃ.pɔɪnt]
- 美式音标 [ˈflæʃ.pɔɪnt]
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基本解释
- n.燃点；爆发点；触发点；导火线，导火索
- =flash point.
同根派生
英汉例句
- Tension in the city is rapidly reaching flashpoint.
这座城市处于紧张状态，大有一触即发之势。 - Community unrest is rapidly approaching the flashpoint.
群众的不安定情绪已接近一触即发之势. - Sheba Farms has long been a flashpoint for conflict in the region.
萨巴阿农场一直都是这一地区战争导火索。 - Another potential flashpoint is the route through Tibet.
另一个潜在的爆发点是途经西藏。 - At the very least, the dispute has fallen down the flashpoint list.
无论如何，这个争端已经跌出了冲突爆发点的名单。
英英字典
- (VIOLENCE) a place or stage at which violence might be expected to begin
- (TEMPERATURE) The flashpoint of a liquid is the lowest temperature at which the vapour it produces will burn in air.