time bomb 详细解释

time bomb

n. 定时炸弹, 潜在的爆炸性局势

词义辨析

同义参见:

threat  

英英释义

名词 time bomb:

a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed

同义词：ticking bomb

a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time

同义词：infernal machine

补充

time bombtime bombn.1.定时炸弹

例句

1. This proposal is a political time bomb that could cost the government the next election.这项提议是一个政治隐患, 可能会使政府输掉下届大选。 2. the demographic time bomb.人口问题这个定时炸弹。 3. He's a time bomb getting ready to explode.他是一颗随时会爆炸的定时炸弹。 4. "If we don't do something about the pollution problem, we'll be sitting on a ticking time bomb."如果我们不对污染问题采取措施，我们就相当于坐在一颗嘀嗒作响的定时炸弹上。

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