tinder-dry
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 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。
Examples from the Corpus
tinder-dry• He 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.
ˈtinder-dry
adjectiveextremely dry and likely to burn very easily: