time bomb
英
美
- n.定时炸弹；潜在的爆炸性局势
详细释义
Noun:
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a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed;
"India is a demographic time bomb"
"the refugee camp is a ticking bomb waiting to go off"
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a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
双语例句
- Ed's temper is like a time bomb waiting to go off.
埃德的脾气有如一个随时准备爆炸的定时炸弹。 - A time bombexploded twenty minutes after the plane took off.
飞机起飞后二十分钟一枚定时炸弹爆炸了。
用作名词 (n.)
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