Word
touchwood
/ˈtʌtʃwud/
noun
火绒
touchwood
- 1.
Decayed wood used as tinder; punk.
用作火绒的腐木；火绒木
用作火绒的腐木；火绒木
In use
Dry fungus makes excellent touchwood for lighting a fire on a rainy day.
She stored the touchwood in a waterproof pouch so it would stay dry.
Without touchwood, starting a fire in the damp forest is nearly impossible.
touchwood for [purpose]
They gathered touchwood for the campfire.
他们收集火绒用于篝火。
use touchwood as [material]
Survivors used touchwood as tinder.
幸存者用火绒作为引火物。
Common mistakes
Touchwood, I will get the job.Touch wood, I will get the job.
表示迷信的短语是'touch wood'，而'touchwood'是名词，意为火绒。
He touchwooded the fire.He used touchwood to start the fire.
Touchwood是名词，不能用作动词，应作为宾语使用。
Connections
Confusing words
- tinder
- 火种 · touchwood 通常指一种真菌火绒，而 tinder 是更通用的引火材料
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.