firebrand
n. 火把; 燃烧的木柴; 放火者; 煽动叛乱者
If you describe someone as a firebrand, especially someone who is very active in politics, you mean that they are always trying to make people take strong action.
...his reputation as a young firebrand.
他作为一名年轻的政治煽动者的名声
1. a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning
2. someone who deliberately foments trouble;
She has not hitherto been regarded by Washington insiders as a real firebrand, or heavy hitter.
迄今为止,她并未被华盛顿权威人士看作是真正具有号召力的领袖或重量级人物.
We kindled a firebrand in the cave.
我们在山洞里点燃火把.
He is represented by the media as a dangerous firebrand.
新闻媒介报导,他是个危险的煽动者.
He had a reputation of an ambitious firebrand.
大家把他誉为一个野心勃勃的煽动家.
Yulia Tymoshenko , a firebrand politician in the orange revolution, became Mr Yushchenko's first prime minister.
而 尤利娅?季莫申科(YuliaTymoshenko)作为橙色革命中的一位反动派政客却成为了尤希奇恩克先生的首选国家总理.