| 单词 | powder keg |
| 释义 | powder keg (once / 73412 pages) n WORD FAMILY powder keg: powder kegs USAGE EXAMPLESIt is just allowed to be what it is, which is an intense and visually engrossing powder keg of a film. Salon(Dec 13, 2016) "Northeast Asia would be a powder keg," a second source said, referring to a nuclearized sub-region including China, Japan, North and South Korea. Reuters(Nov 17, 2016) “The country is a powder keg ready to blow up no matter who wins,” added Nicholas Sisti. Washington Times(Nov 07, 2016) 1n keg (usually made of metal) for gunpowder or blasting powder Hyper keg small cask or barrel 2n a potentially explosive state Hyper danger a cause of pain or injury or loss |
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