safety match
safety match — 名詞
1. a short piece of wood or cardboard whose chemical tip catches fire only when you
安全火柴
須在專用摩擦面才能點燃的火柴
a short piece of wood or cardboard whose chemical tip catches fire only when you rub it across the rough strip on the matchbox
Stefan struck a safety match against the matchbox, and a small flame appeared.
Stefan 用安全火柴在火柴盒上劃了一下，一小團火焰就出現了。
strike + against [surface] — the ignition pattern
Maeve always kept a box of safety matches in her kitchen drawer for lighting candles.
Maeve 總是在廚房抽屜裡放一盒安全火柴，用來點蠟燭。
collocation: a box of safety matches
Unlike old-fashioned matches, safety matches will not catch fire if you accidentally drop them.
不像舊式火柴，安全火柴就算不小心掉在地上也不會著火。
contrast: unlike old-fashioned matches
The children were shown how to use safety matches to light the campfire.
大人教孩子們如何用安全火柴點營火。
passive: were shown how to use
Bilal bought a pack of safety matches at the convenience store on his way home.
Bilal 回家的路上在便利商店買了一包安全火柴。
- strike a safety match
- light a safety match
- a box of safety matches
- a pack of safety matches
- a book of safety matches
- rub a safety match against [surface]
- safety matches ignite
- safety matches catch fire
- match
a broader term; all safety matches are matches, but not all matches are safety matches
- strike-anywhere match
a different type that can be lit on any rough surface — the opposite of a safety match
- strike-anywhere match
a match that ignites on any rough surface, unlike a safety match
文法句型
a box/pack of safety matches
用法筆記
Safety matches are designed so that they ignite only when rubbed against the special strip on their box. This makes them safer than 'strike-anywhere' matches, which can ignite from friction against any rough surface. The singular form (a safety match) is possible but less common than the plural (safety matches) when referring to a box or pack.