Word · Frequency #27437
tinder
引火物；火绒
核心释义
Dry material, such as small sticks and fine fibres, that catches fire easily and is used to start a fire.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
用来生火的材料
material for starting a fire
用于引火的小干柴和细碎纤维质等；用来生火的材料；火绒盒
用法In use
We collected dry leaves and small sticks to use as tinder for the campfire.
用法提示：tinder 在此作不可数名词，指用来点火的干燥引火材料。
The tinder in the fireplace was so dry that one match was enough to light the fire.
用法提示：tinder 作不可数名词，指壁炉中准备用来生火的干燥材料。
He tore the old newspaper into strips and tucked them under the logs as tinder.
用法提示：tinder 作名词，指垫在木柴下面帮助点燃火焰的材料。
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。
tinder catches fire easily
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- dry tinder
- 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。
- a piece of tinder
- 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。
- use as tinder
- 用作引火物
- The dry leaves can be used as tinder.干树叶可以用作引火物。
- collect tinder
- 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。
- tinder box
- 引火盒
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 tinder 想成交友软件 Tinder：它能点燃缘分，本义正是“引火物、火绒”。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
复数 tinders 罕见，通常用单数形式。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Only cinder rhymes with tinder: both have the stressed vowel /ɪ/ followed by /ndər/. The -inder words binder, finder, grinder, and reminder are all pronounced with /aɪndər/, so they don't rhyme. Tender looks similar but has /ɛndər/, not /ɪndər/.
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