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” 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.
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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。
解释： 时间炸弹是指一种定时引爆的炸弹，也可以用来比喻某种问题或危机在未来某个时刻会爆发。
例句：
用法： 时间炸弹通常用于形容某个问题或危机在未来某个时刻会爆发，也可以用来表示某个炸弹的定时引爆。
近义词： 定时炸弹、危机积压
反义词： 安全稳定、无忧无虑
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