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flammable

adjective
🔊/ˈflæməbl/
🔊/ˈflæməbl/
(also inflammable especially in British English)
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  1. that can burn easily易燃的；可燃的
    • highly flammable liquids高度易燃的液体
    • These materials are highly flammable.这些材料极其易燃。
    opposite non-flammable
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    Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin flammare, from flamma ‘a flame’.