combustible
combustible 英 [kəmˈbʌstəbl] 美 [kəmˈbʌstəbəl]
adj. 易燃的；易激动的；燃烧性的 n. 可燃物；易燃物
名词复数:combustibles
- Combustible means "able to catch fire," like matches or the extremely dry forest floors that people sometimes forget are combustible — until they go up in flames.
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- adj. 易燃的；易激动的；燃烧性的
- n. 可燃物；易燃物
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1. This strong oxidizer in the match head is highly combustible.
这种在火柴头中的强力氧化剂极其易燃。
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2. "It's really great for places where you need power but don't want anything combustible, " he said.
她说，“它对于那种你即不想要任何可燃物，但还需要能量的地方再适合不过了。”
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3. The incident also could have been caused or exacerbated by coal dust, which is equally combustible.
这起灾难也可能是由于煤渣引起的，煤渣也同样易燃。
- combustible (adj.) "capable of burning," 1520s, from Middle French combustible, or directly from Late Latin combustibilis, from Latin combustus, past participle of combuere "to burn up, consume" (see combustion). Figurative sense "easily excited" is from 1640s. As a noun, "a substance that will burn," from 1680s. Related: Combustibility (late 15c.).
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