flashpoint
音標發(fā)音
- 英式音標 [?fl??.p??nt]
- 美式音標 [?fl??.p??nt]
- 英式發(fā)音
- 美式發(fā)音
基本解釋
- n.燃點；爆發(fā)點；觸發(fā)點；導火線，導火索
- =flash point.
英漢例句
- Tension in the city is rapidly reaching flashpoint.
這座城市處于緊張狀態(tài)，大有一觸即發(fā)之勢。 - Community unrest is rapidly approaching the flashpoint.
群眾的不安定情緒已接近一觸即發(fā)之勢. - Sheba Farms has long been a flashpoint for conflict in the region.
薩巴阿農(nóng)場一直都是這一地區(qū)戰(zhàn)爭導火索。 - Another potential flashpoint is the route through Tibet.
另一個潛在的爆發(fā)點是途經(jīng)西藏。 - At the very least, the dispute has fallen down the flashpoint list.
無論如何，這個爭端已經(jīng)跌出了沖突爆發(fā)點的名單。
英英字典
- (VIOLENCE) a place or stage at which violence might be expected to begin
- (TEMPERATURE) The flashpoint of a liquid is the lowest temperature at which the vapour it produces will burn in air.