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单词 powder keg
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈpow•der ˌkeg, n. [countable]
  1. a small metal container like a barrel, used for holding gunpowder or blasting powder.
  2. a situation that could become dangerous:Crime in the cities is a powder keg.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pow′der keg′, 
    1. a small, metal, barrellike container for gunpowder or blasting powder.
    2. a potentially dangerous situation, esp. one involving violent repercussions.
    • 1850–55

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
powder keg n
  1. a small barrel used to hold gunpowder
  2. informal a potential source or scene of violence, disaster, etc
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