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Chinese meaning

火huǒ种zhǒng箱xiāng(引yǐn申shēn:一yī触chù即jí发fā的de局jú面miàn)

极jí易yì燃rán烧shāo,一yī触chù即jí发fā

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干gān涸hé泥ní炭tàn地dì极jí易yì燃rán烧shāo扩kuò散sàn

Example

the flames can quickly run out of control across drained peatlands, which become a tinderbox when desiccated by El Niño-fueled drought.

大dà火huǒ会huì在zài排pái干gàn的de泥ní炭tàn地dì上shàng迅xùn速sù失shī控kòng蔓màn延yán,这zhè些xiē泥ní炭tàn地dì一yí旦dàn被bèi厄è尔ěr尼ní诺nuò引yǐn发fā的de干gān旱hàn抽chōu干gàn,就jiù变biàn成chéng了le极jí易yì燃rán烧shāo的de火huǒ种zhǒng箱xiāng。

Source: Mongabay · 10 Sep 2026

Background ✎

印yìn尼ní南nán加jiā里lǐ曼màn丹dān省shěng的de泥ní炭tàn地dì大dà火huǒ因yīn厄è尔ěr尼ní诺nuò干gān旱hàn持chí续xù蔓màn延yán,已yǐ逼bī近jìn村cūn庄zhuāng,威wēi胁xié儿ér童tóng健jiàn康kāng。当dāng地dì泥ní炭tàn地dì长cháng期qī被bèi排pái干gàn用yòng于yú种zhòng植zhí油yóu棕zōng,干gān燥zào后hòu极jí易yì被bèi人rén为wéi纵zòng火huǒ引yǐn燃rán,火huǒ势shì常cháng常cháng失shī控kòng扩kuò散sàn,居jū民mín不bù得dé不bù自zì发fā扑pū救jiù。