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tinderbox

N วัตถุ ซึ่ง จุดไฟ ติด  wad-tu-sueng-jud-fai-tid

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tinderbox

tin der box |ˈtindərˌbäks ˈtɪndərˌbɑks | noun 1 a thing that is readily ignited: dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox | figurative : food riots were a potential tinderbox in the city. 2 historical a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.

 

Oxford Dictionary

tinderbox

tinder |box |ˈtɪndəbɒks | noun 1 a thing that is readily ignited: dry winds and no rain have turned parts of the state into a tinderbox | figurative : the estate was a tinderbox where riots could explode at any moment. 2 historical a box containing tinder, flint, a steel, and other items for kindling fires.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

tinderbox

tinderbox noun the issue became a political tinderbox: powder keg, time bomb, ticking bomb, explosive situation, flashpoint, minefield, disaster waiting to happen, can of worms.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

tinderbox

t nder b x 名詞 C 1 火口 (ほくち )箱 〘火打ち石や火口などを収めた箱 〙.2 (一触即発の )危険な地域 [状態 ].