firebrand
n. 火把; 燃燒的木柴; 放火者; 煽動叛亂者
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.
他作為一名年輕的政治煽動者的名聲
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.
迄今為止,她並未被華盛頓權威人士看作是真正具有號召力的領袖或重量級人物.
We kindled a firebrand in the cave.
我們在山洞裡點燃火把.
He is represented by the media as a dangerous firebrand.
新聞媒介報導,他是個危險的煽動者.
He had a reputation of an ambitious firebrand.
大家把他譽為一個野心勃勃的煽動家.
Yulia Tymoshenko , a firebrand politician in the orange revolution, became Mr Yushchenko's first prime minister.
而 尤利婭?季莫申科(YuliaTymoshenko)作為橙色革命中的一位反動派政客卻成為了尤希奇恩克先生的首選國家總理.