英语词汇“flammable”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINflammable

Origin:

1800-1900 Latin flammare ‘to set on fire’

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

Caution! Highly flammable chemicals.
Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

He felt as flammable as old newsprint.
Lower oxygen would be anemic, while greater oxygen would be too flammable.
Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up.
The use, storage, and transportation of poisonous, explosive, or flammable substances have long been regulated.
There was flammable goo all over the place.
Wooden-framed furniture is best, then at least you can change the cushions for less flammable material.

Longman Language Activatorsomething that burns easily► burn

to be able to be burned: · Does styrofoam burn?burn well/easily/badly etc: · Hard woods generally don't burn well.

► flammable

also inflammable materials, chemicals, or gases that are flammable or inflammable will start burning very easily and quickly, so they can be dangerous: · The report stated that inflammable substances were found near the building's heating system.highly inflammable/flammable (=extremely flammable): · Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► Highly flammable

Caution! Highly flammable liquid.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► highly

· Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up.· But take great care lighting stoves - tents are highly flammable.· Even the humble sparkler can cause horrific injuries when combined with a highly flammable shell suit.· As a player Souness has a highly flammable temper; when he loses the head, something snaps.

NOUN► liquid

· Mr Chittenden had already doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself alight.· Class B for flammable liquids like gasoline, oil, and grease.· The occupant returned home at 10.30 last night to find flammable liquid had been poured through the letterbox.

► material

· Wooden-framed furniture is best, then at least you can change the cushions for less flammable material.· But the realization of Toon and his collaborators was that urban areas are vast concentrations of flammable materials.· Officials now confess that about 100 factories in Moscow are crammed with flammable materials.· An airburst ignites flammable materials out to distances of many kilometers from ground zero.· Are all flammable materials, including waste paper, kept away from fires?

单词	flammable
释义	flammableflam‧ma‧ble /ˈflæməbəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINflammable Origin: 1800-1900 Latin flammare ‘to set on fire’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Caution! Highly flammable chemicals. Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS He felt as flammable as old newsprint. Lower oxygen would be anemic, while greater oxygen would be too flammable. Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up. The use, storage, and transportation of poisonous, explosive, or flammable substances have long been regulated. There was flammable goo all over the place. Wooden-framed furniture is best, then at least you can change the cushions for less flammable material. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorsomething that burns easily► burn to be able to be burned: · Does styrofoam burn?burn well/easily/badly etc: · Hard woods generally don't burn well. ► flammable also inflammable materials, chemicals, or gases that are flammable or inflammable will start burning very easily and quickly, so they can be dangerous: · The report stated that inflammable substances were found near the building's heating system.highly inflammable/flammable (=extremely flammable): · Hydrogen is a highly flammable gas. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► Highly flammable Caution! Highly flammable liquid. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► highly · Many packaging materials contain highly flammable substances that could make a fire suddenly flare up.· But take great care lighting stoves - tents are highly flammable.· Even the humble sparkler can cause horrific injuries when combined with a highly flammable shell suit.· As a player Souness has a highly flammable temper; when he loses the head, something snaps. NOUN► liquid · Mr Chittenden had already doused himself in a flammable liquid and set himself alight.· Class B for flammable liquids like gasoline, oil, and grease.· The occupant returned home at 10.30 last night to find flammable liquid had been poured through the letterbox. ► material · Wooden-framed furniture is best, then at least you can change the cushions for less flammable material.· But the realization of Toon and his collaborators was that urban areas are vast concentrations of flammable materials.· Officials now confess that about 100 factories in Moscow are crammed with flammable materials.· An airburst ignites flammable materials out to distances of many kilometers from ground zero.· Are all flammable materials, including waste paper, kept away from fires? something that is flammable burns easily → inflammable, nonflammable: Caution! Highly flammable liquid.
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