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单词 flammable
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flammable

[ flam-uh-buhl ]
/ ˈflæm ə bəl /
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adjective

easily set on fire; combustible; inflammable.

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Origin of flammable

1805–15; <Latin flammā(re) to set on fire + -ble

words often confused with flammable

See inflammable.

OTHER WORDS FROM flammable

flam·ma·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby flammable

flamingo-flower, flaming sword, Flaminian Way, Flamininus, Flaminius, flammable, Flammarion, Flamsteed, flamy, flan, Flanagan
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Example sentences from the Web for flammable

  • That can happen, according to the report, when (flammable) methane leaks out of fracking wells and into drinking water.

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  • He doused himself with two plastic bottles of flammable liquids, and he set himself on fire.

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  • Hearings for Supreme Court justices, decisions of war, flammable federal scandals.

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British Dictionary definitions for flammable

flammable
/ (ˈflæməbəl) /

adjective

liable to catch fire; readily combustible; inflammable

Derived forms of flammable

flammability, noun

usage for flammable

Flammable and inflammable are interchangeable when used of the properties of materials. Flammable is, however, often preferred for warning labels as there is less likelihood of misunderstanding (inflammable being sometimes taken to mean not flammable). Inflammable is preferred in figurative contexts: this could prove to be an inflammable situation
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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