kindling

• n. 点火；引火物；兴奋

来自kindle,点燃，-ing,动名词后缀。比较shopping.

kindling (n.)

"material for lighting fire," 1510s, from present participle of kindle (v.). Earlier "a setting alight" (c. 1300).

1. There were neat piles of kindling wood against the wall.

墙边整齐地放着几堆引火柴.

来自《简明英汉词典》

2. " Coal and kindling all in the shed in the backyard. "

“ 煤,劈柴,都在后院小屋里. ”

来自汉英文学 - 骆驼祥子

3. " I'll split kindling tomorrow, " he said over his thin ragged shoulder.

“ 明天我劈引火柴, ” 他回过头来又说,衬衣的肩部都磨薄磨破了.

来自名作英译部分

4. " You'll need kindling and medium wood and logs and backlogs.

“ 点火柴、引火柴、原木、垫底的,你都用得着. ”

来自名作英译部分

5. This wood needs to be splintered into kindling for the fire.

这木头要劈成碎片作为炉火的引火柴.

来自辞典例句