firebrand

• n. 火把；煽動叛亂者；放火者

即揮動火把的人，比喻煽風點火。

firebrand (n.)

also fire-brand, c. 1200, "piece of wood kindled at a fire, a piece of something burning," from fire (n.) + brand (n.). Used for spreading fire. Figurative sense of "one who kindles mischief or passions" is from late 14c.

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。

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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.

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3. I was a block of wood, I became a firebrand.

我從前是塊木頭, 後來成了引火的幹柴.

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4. We kindled a firebrand in the cave.

我們在山洞裏點燃火把.

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5. He had a reputation of an ambitious firebrand.

大家把他譽為一個野心勃勃的煽動家.

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