matchwood [
'mætʃwud]
n. 做火柴杆的木材, 碎片
matchwood[ noun ]- wood in small pieces or splinters
<noun.substance>
the vessel was beaten to matchwood on the rocks
- wood suitable for making matchsticks
<noun.substance>
- fragments of wood
<noun.object>
it was smashed into matchwood
matchwood \matchwood\ n.
1. wood in small pieces or splinters; as, the vessel was
beaten to matchwood on the rocks. [WordNet sense 1 & 3]
Syn: splinters.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. Wood suitable for making matchsticks.
[WordNet 1.5]
- Once he starts blowing, even the threat of renewed sentimentality is turned to matchwood.