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use sth as kindling
We used old newspapers as kindling to start the fire.
我们用旧报纸作为引火物来生火。
引火物；引火柴；火种
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引火物；引火柴；火种
material, such as dry sticks or small pieces of wood, used to start a fire
We used old newspapers as kindling to start the fire.
我们用旧报纸作为引火物来生火。
用于生火的小木片和树枝
Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
引火物
material for starting a fire
点燃的行为
The act by which something is kindled.
点火
the act of setting something on fire
We gathered dry sticks and twigs to use as kindling for the campfire.
我们收集了干树枝和细枝，用作篝火的引火物。
The kindling caught fire quickly, and soon the logs were burning brightly.
引火物很快就着火了，不久木柴便熊熊燃烧起来。
She stored some kindling in a box by the fireplace to keep it dry.
她把一些引火物放在壁炉旁的盒子里，以保持干燥。
We used old newspapers as kindling to start the fire.
我们用旧报纸作为引火物来生火。
The dry twigs made excellent kindling for the campfire.
干树枝是篝火的极好引火物。
The campers gathered kindling from the forest floor.
露营者从森林地面上收集引火物。
Not this
I need a kindling to start the fire.
Use this
I need kindling to start the fire.
Kindling作为不可数名词，前面不能加不定冠词'a'。
Not this
He gathered some kindlings from the forest.
Use this
He gathered some kindling from the forest.
Kindling是不可数名词，没有复数形式，不能用'kindlings'。
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不可数名词，指引火物
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