a ticking time bomb
中文释义
随时可能爆发的危机
A situation that is unstable and could escalate at any moment.
常用搭配
- like a ticking time bomb定时炸弹
- sitting on a time bomb隐患重重
- defuse the time bomb拆除隐患
例句
- Ignoring his stress is a ticking time bomb.无视他的压力就像埋了颗定时炸弹。
- The legacy code is a ticking time bomb.这些遗留代码是颗定时炸弹。