firebrand

firebrand

英 ['faɪəbrænd]
　　美 ['faɪɚbrænd]

n. 火把；煽動叛亂者；放火者

中文詞源：

firebrand 煽動動亂者

即揮動火把的人，比喻煽風點火。

例句：

1. He is represented by the media as a dangerous firebrand .
新聞媒介報導，他是個危險的政治煽動者。

2. He is represented by the media as a dangerous firebrand.
新聞媒介報導,他是個危險的煽動者.

3. I was a block of wood, I became a firebrand.
我從前是塊木頭, 後來成瞭引火的幹柴.

4. We kindled a firebrand in the cave.
我們在山洞裡點燃火把.

5. He had a reputation of an ambitious firebrand.
大傢把他譽為一個野心勃勃的煽動傢.