1. 可燃的;易燃的 A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
e.g. The ability of coal to release a combustible gas has long been known. 人們早已知道煤能夠釋放一種易燃氣體。
2. 可能引起沖突的;可能帶來(lái)麻煩的 A combustible situation is likely to result in conflict or trouble.
e.g. I was desperate to change the subject, and we moved to less combustible talk about her future plans. 我急切地想換個(gè)話(huà)題,于是我們就開(kāi)始談?wù)撈鹚龑?lái)的打算,這樣氣氛能緩和一點(diǎn)。
combustible英英釋義
noun
1. a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power