"kindling" in Chinese (Traditional)
引火柴火種
Definition
小而乾燥的物品,如樹枝或紙張,用於容易點燃火焰。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
通常是不可數名詞。常用語有“gather kindling”(拾引火柴)、“put kindling under the logs”(在木頭下放引火材料)。主要用於露營或壁爐等情境。
Examples
Do you have any kindling? The wood won't catch without it.
你有**引火柴**嗎?木柴沒有它點不著。
Old newspapers make great kindling for the fireplace.
舊報紙是壁爐很好的**引火柴**。
We need some kindling to start the fire.
我們需要一些**引火柴**來生火。
She collected dry leaves as kindling.
她收集了乾樹葉作為**引火柴**。
The campers put kindling under the logs.
露營者把**引火柴**放在木柴下面。
The fire struggled at first, but once the kindling took, the logs burned well.
火一開始點不著,但有了**引火柴**後,木柴很快就燒起來了。