"flints" in Chinese (Simplified)
燧石
Definition
燧石是种坚硬的小石头,敲击时会产生火花,常用于生火或制作早期工具和武器。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
"燧石"多用于历史、考古和野外求生场景,也常和“钢”连用,表达打火石。“燧石”不是地名,也不要和其他相似字混淆。
Examples
Early humans used flints to start fires.
早期人类用**燧石**生火。
He found some flints by the river.
他在河边发现了几块**燧石**。
Cavemen made tools from flints.
穴居人用**燧石**制作工具。
My grandfather taught me how to use flints for camping.
我爷爷教我露营时如何用**燧石**。
We collected a bunch of flints before the hiking trip, just in case.
徒步旅行前我们收集了不少**燧石**,以防万一。
Without those old flints, lighting a fire would’ve been impossible on our trip.
没有那些老**燧石**,我们旅行时根本点不着火。