Word
touchwood
/ˈtʌtʃwud/
noun
火绒
核心释义
touchwood
- 1.
用作火绒的腐木;火绒木
Decayed wood used as tinder; punk.
用作火绒的腐木;火绒木
用法In use
Dry fungus makes excellent touchwood for lighting a fire on a rainy day.
用法提示:这里 touchwood 是不可数名词,指生火用的易燃材料。
She stored the touchwood in a waterproof pouch so it would stay dry.
用法提示:touchwood 作名词,表示火绒,在句中作宾语。
Without touchwood, starting a fire in the damp forest is nearly impossible.
用法提示:touchwood 作名词,强调生火所需的材料。
touchwood for [purpose]
They gathered touchwood for the campfire.
他们收集火绒用于篝火。
use touchwood as [material]
相关词与表达Connections
易混词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.