flash point

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface of the liquid.
    — The whole cursed corporation ought to be rooted out and drowned in its own incombustible product. What is the flash point of this condemned coal oil anyway?
  2. A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest. figuratively
    — This strategic outcrop is home to a handful of derelict buildings once used to house US military personnel. But it has become a new flashpoint in the global rivalry between Beijing and Washington, as the US struggles to develop a coherent strategy to deal with China’s rising influence in Latin America.

词形变化

flash points plural flashpoint alternative
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