time bomb

• n. 定时炸弹；潜在的爆炸性局势

英英释义

Noun:

1. 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"
   

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

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. 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。
2. 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。

近反义词

【近义词】

• threat 威胁
• infernal machine [军]诡雷