今天我們要學的詞是 flashpoint. flashpoint is spelled f-l-a-s-h-p-o-i-n-t, flashpoint. flashpoint 的意思是燃點、爆發點。
The Pakistani Prime Minister accused India of planning military action in the disputed Kashmir region that has long been a flashpoint between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. 巴基斯坦總理指責印度計劃在有爭議的克什米爾地區採取軍事行動,這里長期以來一直是印、巴兩個擁有核武器的鄰國之間的衝突爆發點。
The town of Ferguson, Missouri became a flashpoint for America’s struggles with race and poverty after a black teenager was shot and killed by a local white police officer five years ago. 自從密蘇里州弗格森鎮五年前發生一名黑人少年被當地白人警察開槍打死的事件之後,那裡已成為美國有關種族和貧困問題的一觸即發的熱點。
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