单词 | time bomb |
释义 | time bomb also time-bomb Word forms: time bombs 1. countable noun A time bomb is a bomb with a mechanism that causes it to explode at a particular time. 2. countable noun [oft adjective NOUN] 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. Unemployment is building up into a social time bomb across the industrialised world. Translations: Chinese: 定时炸弹 Japanese: 時限爆弾 |
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