firebrand

/'faiәbrænd/ uk　 词频 #24190

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firebrand 是什么意思

中文释义

n. 火把, 在燃烧的木柴, 煽动叛乱者

英文释义

n a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning

n someone who deliberately foments trouble

firebrand 的真实例句

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In the past, various forms of masks and muzzles were used to silence breakers of the peace, whether blasphemers, political firebrands, or wanton gadabouts.

—— weronika gęsicka questions factual truth sources with unique encyclopaedia of fake entries

Gordon was a firebrand when he was young, having been imprisoned for challenging curfew and internment orders, but a kind of middle-aged disillusionment has set in.

—— The Novelist Reimagining the Japanese American Internment

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