time bomb

美 [ˈtaɪm bɑːm]英 [ˈtaɪm bɒm]
  • n.定时炸弹;隐患;潜在危险

复数: time bombs

time bombtime bomb

noun

1

定时炸弹
a bomb that can be set to explode at a particular time

2

潜在危险;隐患
a situation that is likely to cause serious problems in the future

Rising unemployment is a political time bomb for the government.

日益严重的失业问题对政府来说是一枚政治上的定时炸弹。

time bomb

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT 定时炸弹
    A time bomb is a bomb with a mechanism that causes it to explode at a particular time.

  • 2
    N-COUNT 潜在的严重问题
    If you describe something as a time bomb, you mean that it is likely to have a serious effect on a person or situation at a later date, especially if you think it will cause a lot of damage.

    This proposal is a political time bomb that could cost the government the next election...

    这个议案是政坛的一颗定时炸弹,足以使现任政府输掉下次竞选。

noun

1
a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time
Synonym: infernal machine
2
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
Synonym: ticking bomb

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  1. Rising unemployment is a political time bomb for the government .

    日益严重的失业问题对政府来说是一枚政治上的定时炸弹。

  2. Elastic collision in ADAMS to push the simulation analysis , leads to shells motion pose and stable time bomb speeds .

    在ADAMS中对推弹碰撞过程进行了仿真分析,得出了不同推弹速度下的炮弹运动姿态及稳定时间。

  3. In addition to her Time Bomb ability , the Mothership also has a special attack that she can employ against ground targets .

    除了“子弹时间力场”外,“母舰”还拥有一个特殊的攻击地面目标的能力。

  4. And it is a time bomb for the Tories who struggle to win votes from BME communities which overwhelmingly back Labour .

    这对于保守党来说是个潜在威胁,由于BME人群几乎都支持工党,保守党很难从他们手上赢得选票。

  5. Phoenix in the east The tasks facing Japan are staggering . But a country does not live on a geological time bomb without some accommodation by the national psyche .

    虽然日本任重道远,但是处在这样一个危机重重地地理位置上,日本人的国民性必然有所适应。

  6. A back propagation neural network model was used to study the relationship between the time of rotory bomb oxidation of lube base oil and its chemical composition .

    用反向传播神经网络方法研究了润滑油旋转氧弹时间与基础油化学组成之间的关系。

  7. Perhaps it was the time when the atomic bomb had fallen on Colchester .

    或许就是那次,原子弹给投到了科尔切斯特。

  8. Subsequently , the Computer System gets the counterattacking bomb 's real-time position information by some necessary means , computes and decides the optimum time when the counterattacking bomb and the invading missile will meet .

    随后,计算机系统通过必要的手段获取反击弹的实时位置信息,计算并确定弹目最佳交会时刻。