today, however, the volatile drow were like dry tinder awaiting the slightest spark.
然而,今天,焦躁的卓尔们就像是一堆等待小小火星的干柴。
in addition to packing lightweight plastic signal mirrors, well-designed whistles and flints that can be used one-handed, each kit contains a special type of tinder called wetfire.
the mighty man will become tinder and his work a spark; both will burn together, with no one to quench the fire.
有权势的必如麻瓤,他的工作,好像火星,都要一同焚毁,无人扑灭。
in europe, the combination of steel, flint and tinder remained the main method of fire-lighting until the mid 19th century.
在欧洲,保持钢、火石和火绒的化合物作为点火的主要方法一直持续到19世纪中期。
they would strike a spark off the friction between flint and steel and catch a tiny piece of tinder alight.
火石与钢摩擦后产生火花并点燃一小片火绒。
lacking adequate provision of fresh water, electricity, sanitation or health care, they suffer privations that all too often provide the tinder for the fires of social unrest.
他们无法获得足够的淡水、电力、卫生和保健,他们所受的困苦常常成为社会动乱的火种。
in both instances, a heatwave following years of drought provided tinder for an arsonist’s match.
这两次火灾都是长年干旱导致的热浪引燃了纵火犯的火柴造成的。
the plants are as dry as tinder after this long drought.
植物经过长期干旱之后干枯得如同火绒一般。
the product is the new technological revolution of tinder apparatus.
该产品是打火器具的新技术革命。
the plant is as dry as tinder after this long drought.
植物经过长期乾旱之后乾枯得如同火绒一般。
before the strike anywhere match was invented people used tinder boxes.
在万能火柴发明之前,人们用的是火绒匣。
that's a manageable risk while u.s. forces are nearby; if they depart, it becomes tinder in a dry forest.