Time bomb的音标为：/ˈtaɪm bɒm/

意思：

定时炸弹：指在设定时间后爆炸的炸弹，通常用于军事或恐怖袭击的语境中。

隐患：形容某种潜在的危险或问题，虽然现在看起来平静，但未来可能会爆发严重问题。

翻译：

定时炸弹

隐患，定时爆炸的危险

用法：

直接指代定时炸弹。

比喻某个问题或局势潜藏着危险，像定时炸弹一样，可能在未来爆发。

例句：

The terrorists planted a time bomb in the building.
(恐怖分子在大楼里安放了定时炸弹。)

The country is sitting on a time bomb of economic collapse.
(这个国家坐在一颗经济崩溃的定时炸弹上。)

She felt like her entire life was a time bomb waiting to explode.
(她觉得她的整个人生就像是一颗等待爆炸的定时炸弹。)

The company is facing a time bomb of rising debt.
(这家公司面临着债务上升的定时炸弹。)

The situation in the region is a time bomb waiting to go off.
(该地区的局势是一颗随时可能爆炸的定时炸弹。)

The environmental damage is like a time bomb ticking down.
(环境破坏就像是一颗倒计时的定时炸弹。)

If we don't act quickly, this problem could become a time bomb.
(如果我们不迅速行动，这个问题可能变成定时炸弹。)

The economy's collapse is a time bomb for the government.
(经济崩溃对政府来说是一颗定时炸弹。)

They discovered a time bomb in the museum's basement.
(他们在博物馆地下室发现了定时炸弹。)

The peace talks are a time bomb; one wrong move could trigger disaster.
(和平谈判是一颗定时炸弹；一个错误的举动可能引发灾难。)

短语搭配：

Time bomb of / for (某种特定的隐患或问题)

Ticking time bomb (倒计时的定时炸弹，用来形容迫在眉睫的危机)

Defuse a time bomb (拆除定时炸弹，用来形容化解潜在的危机)