time bomb
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT A time bomb is a bomb with a mechanism that causes it to explode at a particular time. 定时炸弹
2. N-COUNT 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. 潜在破坏因素[oft adj N]
Unemployment is building up into a social time bomb across the industrialized world. 失业正成为工业化社会中的一种社会性潜在破坏因素。
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time bomb (also time-bomb) (time bombs)
剑桥词典
time bomb noun [C usually singular] (BOMB)
a bomb containing a device that makes it explode at a particular time
定时炸弹
time bomb noun [C usually singular] (DIFFICULT SITUATION)
a situation that is likely to become difficult to deal with or control
潜在危险；隐患
By ignoring the wishes of their employees , the managers are setting/creating a time bomb for themselves. 忽视了雇员的愿望，管理人员等于是在给自己埋下／制造一颗定时炸弹。
The prison governors are sitting on a time bomb (= are having to deal with a bad situation that is likely to become difficult to deal with or control ). 监狱长们如同正坐在定时炸弹上。 返回 time bomb