firebrand 详细解释

firebrand

['faiəbrænd]

n. 火把, 在燃烧的木柴, 煽动者

n.[C]

1. 火把

2. (纷争、骚动的)挑动者

He is represented by the media as a dangerous firebrand.

新闻媒介报导, 他是个危险的煽动者。

词形变化

名词: firebomber | 动词过去式: firebombed | 动词过去分词: firebombed | 动词现在分词: firebombing | 动词第三人称单数: firebombs |

词义辨析

同义:

n.放火者

lighter

n.煽动变乱者

troublemaker  agitator  provoker  instigator  rabble-rouser  

英英释义

名词 firebrand:

a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning

同义词：brand

someone who deliberately foments trouble

同义词：instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant

补充

firebrandfirebrand英:[ˈfaiəbrænd] 美:[ˈfaɪrˌbrænd]n.1.火把,燃烧的木柴,放火者,煽动叛乱者

例句

1. His early years as a Protestant firebrand had led to imprisonment and then exile.他年轻时是个狂热的新教徒, 并因此先是入狱, 后又被流放。 2. They threw firebrands onto the roof.他们把燃烧着的木头投向屋顶。 3. a firebrand Shia cleric一名狂热的什叶派神职人员 4. the miners' firebrand leader矿工们狂热的领导 5. a political firebrand.一名政治激进分子。 6. a political firebrand挑动政治争端者

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