touchwood for [purpose]
They gathered touchwood for the campfire.
他们收集火绒用于篝火。
火绒
用作火绒的腐木;火绒木
touchwood
用作火绒的腐木;火绒木
Decayed wood used as tinder; punk.
Dry fungus makes excellent touchwood for lighting a fire on a rainy day.
干燥的菌类是很棒的火绒,适合在雨天生火。
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.
她把火绒放在防水袋里,这样可以保持干燥。
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.
没有火绒,在潮湿的森林里生火几乎是不可能的。
用法提示:touchwood 作名词,强调生火所需的材料。
They gathered touchwood for the campfire.
他们收集火绒用于篝火。
Survivors used touchwood as tinder.
幸存者用火绒作为引火物。
grammar · medium
易错句子Touchwood, I will get the job.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子He touchwooded the fire.
正确表达He used touchwood to start the fire.
Touchwood是名词,不能用作动词,应作为宾语使用。
touchwood 通常指一种真菌火绒,而 tinder 是更通用的引火材料
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