| 单词 | time bomb |
| 释义 | time bombSEE SYNONYMS FOR time bomb ON THESAURUS.COM nouna bomb constructed so as to explode at a certain time. a situation, condition, etc., resembling such a bomb in having disastrous consequences in the future. Origin of time bombFirst recorded in 1890–95 Words nearby time bombtime and a half, time and motion study, Time and tide wait for no man, time bill, time-binding, time bomb, time capsule, timecard, time chart, time charter, time clock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for time bomb
British Dictionary definitions for time bombtime bomb nouna bomb containing a timing mechanism that determines the time at which it will detonate a situation which, if allowed to continue, will develop into a serious problem Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with time bombtime bomb A situation that threatens to have disastrous consequences at some future time, as in That departmental dispute is a time bomb just waiting to go off. This term alludes to an explosive device that is set to go off at a specific time. [First half of 1900s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. |
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