kindling
英 [ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ]
美 [ˈkɪnd.lɪŋ]
kindling 点火物来自kindle,点燃,-ing,动名词后缀。比较shopping.
- kindling (n.)
- "material for lighting fire," 1510s, from present participle of kindle (v.). Earlier "a setting alight" (c. 1300).
- 1. There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall.
- 墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴.
- 2. " Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard. "
- “ 煤,劈柴,都在后院小屋里. ”
- 3. " I'll split kindling tomorrow, " he said over his thin ragged shoulder.
- “ 明天我劈引火柴, ” 他回过头来又说,衬衣的肩部都磨薄磨破了.
- 4. " You'll need kindling and medium wood and logs and backlogs.
- “ 点火柴、引火柴、原木、垫底的,你都用得着. ”
- 5. This wood needs to be splintered into kindling for the fire.
- 这木头要劈成碎片作为炉火的引火柴.