
定時炸彈
潛在破壞因素
Rising unemployment is a political time bomb for the government.
日益嚴重的失業問題對政府來說是一枚政治上的定時炸彈。
Unemployment is building up into a social time bomb across the industrialized world.
失業正成為工業化社會中的一種社會性潛在破壞因素。
At the very least, Paulson's unprecedented move defuses one ticking time bomb.
至少,保爾森史無前例的行為解除了一個一直可能隨時爆炸的危機。
The tasks facing Japan are staggering. But a country does not live on a geological time bomb without some accommodation by the national psyche.
雖然日本任重道遠,但是處在這樣一個危機重重地地理位置上,日本人的國民性必然有所適應。
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.
我強調說,球員們可不要因為我食用它近四十年後才患上癌症,就認為他們眼下擔心此事為時太早。“口嚼煙緻癌也有可能比我患上癌症快得多。
“time bomb” 是一個複合名詞,其含義可從字面和比喻兩個層面理解:
1. 字面含義(物理裝置)
指一種被設定在特定時間自動引爆的爆炸裝置,通常用于軍事行動、恐怖襲擊或影視作品中。例如:
The terrorists planted a time bomb in the building, set to detonate at midnight.
2. 比喻含義(潛在危機)
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.
相關表達
注意:該詞需與“time capsule”(時間膠囊,存放物品供未來發現)區分,兩者含義截然不同。
解釋: 時間炸彈是指一種定時引爆的炸彈,也可以用來比喻某種問題或危機在未來某個時刻會爆發。
例句:
用法: 時間炸彈通常用于形容某個問題或危機在未來某個時刻會爆發,也可以用來表示某個炸彈的定時引爆。
近義詞: 定時炸彈、危機積壓
反義詞: 安全穩定、無憂無慮
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