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tinder-dry

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˈtinder-dry adjective  DRYextremely dry and likely to burn very easily 干燥易燃的 The whole forest is tinder-dry. 整片森林都很干燥,容易失火。
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tinder-dryHe then threw them on to the ground in the tinder-dry hay loft without putting them out properly, it is alleged.His prey is the charred remnants of a campfire set along a trail in the heart of this tinder-dry wilderness area.
ˈtinder-dry adjectiveChineseSyllable
burn extremely and dry likely to Corpus easily very


tinder-dry
ˈtinder-dry adjective
extremely dry and likely to burn very easily:
    The whole forest is tinder-dry.