
定时炸弹
潜在破坏因素
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。
Unemployment is building up into a social time bomb across the industrialized world.
失业正成为工业化社会中的一种社会性潜在破坏因素。
At the very least, Paulson's unprecedented move defuses one ticking time bomb.
至少,保尔森史无前例的行为解除了一个一直可能随时爆炸的危机。
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。
Instead, it's a time bomb Just because it took almost 40 years for cancer to hit me, I emphasized, players shouldn't think they could wait to worry about it.
我强调说,球员们可不要因为我食用它近四十年后才患上癌症,就认为他们眼下担心此事为时太早。“口嚼烟致癌也有可能比我患上癌症快得多。
time bomb(计时炸弹)指一种通过预设计时装置引爆的爆炸物,也比喻具有延迟性且可能造成严重破坏的事件或隐患。以下是详细解释:
物理定义
指安装了计时器的爆炸装置,会在预设时间自动引爆。例如:
拆弹专家在仓库中发现了一个设定在午夜爆炸的 time bomb。
比喻意义
形容潜伏的危机,可能因时间推移而突然爆发严重后果。常见于技术、社会、健康等领域:
该软件的漏洞如同 time bomb,一旦触发将导致系统瘫痪。
技术领域
微软安全报告曾将未修复的代码漏洞称为 "digital time bomb",强调其潜在破坏力。来源:Microsoft Security Blog
未更新的防火墙可能成为网络攻击的 time bomb。
社会议题
《经济学人》用该词描述养老金缺口问题:
老龄化社会的养老金压力是财政体系的 time bomb。
健康风险
世界卫生组织(WHO)警告,慢性疾病如糖尿病是 "health time bomb",需提前干预。来源:WHO Chronic Diseases Report
The terrorist planted a time bomb in the subway station.(恐怖分子在地铁站放置了计时炸弹。)
Climate change is a time bomb for future generations.(气候变化是留给后代的隐患。)
参考资料:牛津词典(oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com)、剑桥词典(dictionary.cambridge.org)、柯林斯词典(collinsdictionary.com)对术语的规范释义;《纽约时报》科技版(nytimes.com)、BBC新闻(bbc.com/news)相关报道案例。
“time bomb” 是一个复合名词,其含义可从字面和比喻两个层面理解:
1. 字面含义(物理装置)
指一种被设定在特定时间自动引爆的爆炸装置,通常用于军事行动、恐怖袭击或影视作品中。例如:
The terrorists planted a time bomb in the building, set to detonate at midnight.
2. 比喻含义(潜在危机)
The country’s rising debt is a ticking time bomb for its economy.
The virus contained a time bomb that activated on January 1st, 2020.
Their unresolved conflicts became an emotional time bomb.
相关表达
注意:该词需与“time capsule”(时间胶囊,存放物品供未来发现)区分,两者含义截然不同。
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