| 词汇 | flashpoint |
| 释义 | flashpoint noun uk /ˈflæʃ.pɔɪnt/ us /ˈflæʃ.pɔɪnt/ flashpointnoun (VIOLENCE)[ C ] a place or stage at which violence might be expected to begin: （暴力）即将爆发的地点（或阶段） Because of the army's presence, the city is seen to be the flashpoint of the area.由于军队进驻，那座城市被看作是该地区暴力活动一触即发之地。 Turning points & deciding moments be at a crossroadsidiom boiling point breakthrough brink climax coming of age crunch D-Day defining moment drop-dead date edge if/when it comes to the crunchidiom landmark milestone moment point of no return red-letter day the moment of truthidiom volte-face watershed flashpointnoun (TEMPERATURE)[ Cusually singular ] chemistry specialized The flashpoint of a liquid is the lowest temperature at which the vapour it produces will burn in air.（液体的）燃点，闪（火）点 Miscellaneous units of measurement acre acreage caloric denier dioptre farad fathom firkin hectare joule MHz newton radian refractive index röntgen Scoville scale SI unit sievert sun protection factor watt Examples of flashpointflashpoint There are 23 other areas of potential conflict between nations and there is tension in another 24 areas, making 73 possible flashpoints throughout the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pickets are out, and what has been said about flashpoints being inevitable must be true. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not erect new flashpoints; we should take them away. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I fear that we are erecting quite a number of flashpoints because of the way that we treat prisoners. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Does he not agree that there are in fact two flashpoints? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Currently, military forces are welcomed initially to stabilise potential flashpoints and to control areas by patrolling and observation to prevent atrocities from taking place. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In the context of collective security, it is not difficult to identify potential flashpoints throughout the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A number of flashpoints throughout the world could easily develop and lead to nuclear war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Our planning must continue to assess the likely flashpoints in the world. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We want to reduce the flashpoints between them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 People react if flashpoints are created. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, those flashpoints justify this legislation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The other is the group's tactics of carrying placards and chanting in places that are potential flashpoints. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There were several flashpoints both during and after the game. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Most of these clusters of interconnected cross-border flashpoints grew robust over time. See all examples of flashpoint These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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