A combustible material or gas catches fire and burns easily.
例句
The ability of coal to release a combustible gas has long been known.人们早已知道煤能够释放一种易燃气体。
ADJ-GRADED
可能引起冲突的;可能带来麻烦的
A combustible situation is likely to result in conflict or trouble.
例句
I was desperate to change the subject, and we moved to less combustible talk about her future plans.我急切地想换个话题,于是我们就开始谈论起她对将来的打算,这样气氛能缓和一点。
英汉词典释义
adj.
易燃的,可燃的
We mustn’t take combustible goods aboard.我们不可带易燃品上车。Don’t smoke near combustible materials.别在易燃的材料附近吸烟。It was surrounded with heaps of combustible materials.它周围是一堆易燃物质。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power