a firebrand
常指煽动叛乱者,可数名词。
He is a firebrand who stirs up trouble.
他是一个煽动事端的火把。
煽动者;闹事者
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煽动者;闹事者
A person who stirs up trouble or rebellion; an agitator.
He is a firebrand who stirs up trouble.
他是一个煽动事端的火把。
一端带火焰的火炬或其他燃烧的木棒。
A torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
好争论的捣乱者或革命者;鼓动反对现状的人。
An argumentative troublemaker or revolutionary; one who agitates against the status quo.
He was known as a political firebrand who stirred up crowds with his speeches.
他以政治煽动者的身份闻名,用演讲鼓动人群。
The villagers used firebrands to light their way through the dark forest.
村民们用火把照亮穿越黑暗森林的道路。
A firebrand fell from the campfire and nearly set the tent on fire.
一根燃烧的木柴从篝火中掉落,差点把帐篷点着了。
常指煽动叛乱者,可数名词。
He is a firebrand who stirs up trouble.
他是一个煽动事端的火把。
可用形容词修饰,如 political, radical。
She is a political firebrand in the community.
她在社区里是一个政治煽动者。
比喻燃烧之物,也可用于比喻煽动者。
The dry leaves burned like a firebrand.
干树叶像火把一样燃烧。
Not this
He firebranded the protest.
Use this
He acted as a firebrand at the protest.
“firebrand”是名词,不能用作动词。应使用“act as a firebrand”结构来表达“煽动”之意。
Not this
He is firebrand who stirs up trouble.
Use this
He is a firebrand who stirs up trouble.
“firebrand”是可数名词,单数形式前需要不定冠词“a”。
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