1 N-COUNT 定时炸弹 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 [oft adjective NOUN] 潜在的严重问题 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. 潜在的严重问题
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This proposal is a political time bomb that could cost the government the next election.
这个议案是政坛的一颗定时炸弹，足以使现任政府输掉下次竞选。
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Unemployment is building up into a social time bomb across the industrialised world.
失业问题在工业化国家日益严重，演化成了社会上的一颗定时炸弹。
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