time bomb
英 [taim bɔm] 美 [taɪm bɑm]

n.

定时炸弹；

变形

复数：time bombs

英英释义

time bomb

• n.
  • 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

双语例句

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。

权威例句

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Mercury from gold and silver mining: a chemical time bomb?
Mercury from gold and silver mining : a chemical time bomb?
Harley, C.B. Telomere loss: mitotic clock or genetic time bomb? Mutat. Res. 256, 271-282
Assisted Reproductive Technology, Epigenetics, and Long-Term Health: A Developmental Time Bomb Still Ticking
Cadmium uptake for Swiss chard grown on composted sewage sludge treated field plot : plateau or time bomb?