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词汇 matchstick
释义 matchstick
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈmætʃ.stɪk/ us /ˈmætʃ.stɪk/
the short wooden stick of a match, or the match itself: 火柴棍,火柴棒;火柴
He likes making models out of matchsticks.他喜欢用火柴棒做模型。
 
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Examples of matchstick


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From there he entered into a variety of businesses, including matchstick manufacturing, cement production, and wool processing.
Such a speck would fit on the head of a matchstick, but over time that is enough to cause serious lead poisoning.
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We know that he does not know what he is talking about —the monarch of the matchstick!
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He must have been using some of the matchsticks left behind by his predecessor.
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I am talking about little kids with matchstick legs.
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They would be like matchsticks in an erupting volcano.
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He comes from a background in banking, which suggests to me that he will definitely not need his matchsticks.
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By my fairly simple reckoning, with matchsticks, it will be just a small number of extra teachers for each local education authority.
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We are talking not about candle-end economies but about matchstick-economies.
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We like to have our photographs taken as we make fools of ourselves drawing matchstick figures.
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I honestly believe that matchsticks, as opposed to the slide-rule, are the answer on this point.
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It was reported that the fire—which left one person dead and 19 homeless—had been started by a matchstick wedged in a light switch.
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In addition, the following activities are permitted in a handicrafts room supervised by prison officers: woodwork, pinboards, lollipop stick models, matchstick models, picture framing and soft toys.
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I am something of a "matchstick man".
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Wireless telephone and space monitoring apparatus which, according to the catalogue, is smaller than a matchstick is also advertised.
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