matchstick

FREQ #46273

n. 火柴

发音

CA /ˈmætʃstɪk/
其它
US /ˈmætʃstɪk/

词形变化

matchstalk matchsticks 复数 matchsticks

别名

match stick

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A small, slender piece of wood or cardboard serving as a component of a match.

    火柴

    番仔火

    火捝枝

    火拭枝

    Holonym: match

    A piece of wood or cardboard becomes a matchstick once the end has been dipped in a sulfurous compound to turn it into a complete match.

  2. 2.

    Any similarly small and thin piece.

    The explosion blew the powder shed to matchsticks.

词汇关系

名词

上位词 1

stick

整体词 3

match lucifer friction match

词源

From match + stick.

来源：wiktionary