a dangerous state of affairs; a situation that is a potential source of violence; "the Balkans are the tinderbox of Europe"
例句与用法
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" dublin city is currently like a tinderbox just waiting to explode . " ' "都柏林市现在就像个一触即发的火药箱
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Referred to the crowded prison as a tinderbox of suppressed violence 把拥挤的监狱称作一个装满了被压制的暴力的火药筒
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By the light of the sparks in the tinderbox bolhovitinov had a glimpse of shtcherbinins youthful face , and in a corner another man asleep 借助火星的亮光，博尔霍维季诺夫看到了手持蜡烛的谢尔比宁的年轻的面孔，在前面屋角处睡着一个人。
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Eu foreign ministers also acknowledge that the only way to prevent the balkan tinderbox of serbia , a newly independent montenegro and a would - be independent kosovo from exploding again is to hold out to the whole region the prospect of joining their club 欧盟的外交部长们心知肚明：要想防止塞尔维亚的巴尔干火药桶（新近独立的黑山共和国和可能独立的科索沃）再度引燃，唯一的办法就是给予该地区“入盟”候选国资格。
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Thank you , stephen said , taking a cigarette . haines helped himself and snapped the case to . he put it back in his sidepocket and took from his waistcoatpocket a nickel tinderbox , sprang it open too , and , having lit his cigarette , held the flaming spunk towards stephen in the shell of his hands 海恩斯自己也取了一文，啪的一声又把盒子关上，放回侧兜里，并从背心兜里掏出一只镍制打火匣，也把它按开，自己先点着了烟，随即双手像两扇贝壳似的拢着燃起的火绒，伸向斯蒂芬。
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