time bomb

时间炸弹,时空炸弹,时空弹,时光炸弹

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : a 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.

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nounbomb with a timer

Synonyms

powder keg火药桶,粉桶,粉末桶,粉壶 infernal machine无间道机器,无间道机,无间道机械,无间道 time fuse时间保险丝,时间引线,时间保险,计时保险丝

Examples

That’s the only way to defuse the ticking time bomb that is Nigeria before it explodes on all of us.
This image feeds into fears of crime, violence and social unrest in which people who are jobless are cast as a “ticking time bomb” that poses a threat to a country’s stability.
Here’s How to End itBut the conflict in Yemen also helps explain why so little has been done to address the ticking time bomb on its shores.
Inside was a time bomb set to explode in 15 minutes, Widmer wrote.
Kushel said that the the realities and risks associated with a large-scale shelter amounted to a ticking time bomb, even with commendable efforts to protect Convention Center residents.
Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.
But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.
Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.
It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'
The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

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That’s the only way to defuse the ticking time bomb that is Nigeria before it explodes on all of us.

This image feeds into fears of crime, violence and social unrest in which people who are jobless are cast as a “ticking time bomb” that poses a threat to a country’s stability.

Here’s How to End itBut the conflict in Yemen also helps explain why so little has been done to address the ticking time bomb on its shores.

Inside was a time bomb set to explode in 15 minutes, Widmer wrote.

Kushel said that the the realities and risks associated with a large-scale shelter amounted to a ticking time bomb, even with commendable efforts to protect Convention Center residents.

Since the 1950s, fluoride has adapted itself to the prevailing concerns of the time.

But give the Kingdom credit for its sense of mercy: The lashes will be administered only 50 at a time.

Policemen on the show joke about prison riots, bomb threats, and the shooting of unarmed civilians.

“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.

As far as I can tell, this magazine spent as much time making fun of French politicians as it did of Muslims or Islam.

It ended on a complaint that she was 'tired rather and spending my time at full length on a deck-chair in the garden.'

The vision—it had been an instantaneous flash after all and nothing more—had left his mind completely for the time.

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