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use tinder to start a fire
They used tinder to start a fire in the woods.
他们用火绒盒在树林里生火。
火绒；引火物
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火绒；引火物
material for starting a fire
They used tinder to start a fire in the woods.
他们用火绒盒在树林里生火。
用于引火的小干柴和细碎纤维质等
Small dry sticks and finely-divided fibrous matter etc., used to help light a fire.
用来生火的材料
material for starting a fire
Dry grass makes excellent tinder for a campfire.
干草是生篝火的绝佳火绒。
He gathered tinder and kindling before lighting the stove.
他在点炉子前收集了引火物和柴火。
The cave was so damp that we could not find any dry tinder.
山洞太潮湿，我们找不到任何干燥的引火物。
They used tinder to start a fire in the woods.
他们用火绒盒在树林里生火。
Tinder catches fire easily, making it ideal for camping.
火绒盒很容易着火，非常适合露营。
Not this
I need a tinder to start the fire.
Use this
I need some tinder to start the fire.
tinder 是不可数名词，不能加不定冠词 a，应使用 some 或直接使用 tinder。
Not this
She opened the tinder to get some dry grass.
Use this
She opened the tinderbox to get some dry grass.
tinder 仅指引火材料，而火绒盒（tinderbox）才是容器，不能混用。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
干燥的引火物
We gathered dry tinder to start the campfire.
我们收集了干燥的引火物来生篝火。
一块引火物
He used a piece of tinder to catch the spark.
他用一块引火物接住火花。
用作引火物
The dry leaves can be used as tinder.
干树叶可以用作引火物。
收集引火物
They collected tinder and kindling before the rain started.
他们在下雨前收集了引火物和引火柴。
引火盒
She kept a tinder box by the fireplace.
她把引火盒放在壁炉旁。
（像火绒一样）干透了的，极易燃烧的
The grass was dry as tinder after a long drought.
长期干旱后，草干得像火绒一样。
像火绒一样燃烧；烧得非常快
The old wooden house burned like tinder.
那座老木屋像火绒一样迅速烧了起来。
引发某事的材料/导火索
The scandal became tinder for the public's anger.
这起丑闻成了公众愤怒的导火索。
Use tinder naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 tinder 想成交友软件 Tinder：它能点燃缘分，本义正是“引火物、火绒”。
语域：neutral 常见场景：野外生火、生存技能说明、引火材料描述 tinder 是中性偏书面词，多用于说明生火材料或生存场景；日常口语中更常说 kindling 或 fire starter。
不可数名词，指引火材料
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