| 单词 | time bomb |
| 释义 | time bomb (once / 21687 pages) n WORD FAMILY time bomb: time bombs USAGE EXAMPLESThe Electoral College was a ticking time bomb. Slate(Dec 08, 2016) "I would describe Texas as sitting on a ticking time bomb," Wootton says. Science Magazine(Dec 01, 2016) BERLIN—There is a ticking demographic time bomb in fast-aging Germany that threatens the country’s generous welfare system. Wall Street Journal(Nov 25, 2016) 1n a bomb that has a detonating mechanism that can be set to go off at a particular time Syn|Hyper infernal machine bomb an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions 2n a problematic situation that will eventually become dangerous if not addressed India is a demographic time bomb Syn|Hyper ticking bomb situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty |
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