powder keg是什么意思,powder keg的意思翻译、用法、同义词、例句
常用词典
炸药桶;易爆炸的危险物;金属制小型火药桶
例句
Unless these questions are solved, the region will remain a powder keg.
除非这些问题得以解决,否则该地区会一直是个火药桶。
What was once a forest becomes a virtual powder keg of untapped fuel.
森林就变成了未开启的虚拟引火气罐。
The fact that the two vessels did sink is an unalterable fact of history, and while ship design and safety protocols have changed, the powder-keg nature of human behavior is the same as it ever was.
两艘船确实沉没了的事实是不可改变的历史事实,虽然船的设计和安全条款已经改变,但是,人类行为的火药库本质一如既往,没有改变。
On the night of 7 September 1776, the Turtle tried to attach a keg of powder to the British ship Eagle. The attempt failed and the powder exploded harmlessly.
1776年九月七日晚,海龟号想把一桶炸药附在英国的苍鹰号上,但不成功,炸药空自爆炸。
网络扩展资料
“火药桶”是一个英语短语,也可以独立使用。下面将详细解释这个词汇。
词汇解释
“火药桶”是指一种装有火药的桶,因为一旦火药引爆,整个桶都会爆炸。在英语中,“powder”意为火药,“keg”意为桶,因此“powder keg”就是火药桶的意思。
例句
- The political situation is a powder keg that could explode at any moment. (政治局势如同一个火药桶,随时可能爆炸。)
- The warehouse contained several powder kegs, which made the workers nervous. (仓库里有几个火药桶,这让工人们很紧张。)
用法
“火药桶”通常用于形容一种极度危险的局面或情况,尤其是可能引起暴力冲突或爆发战争的局势。
近义词
- Time bomb (定时炸弹)
- Ticking time bomb (滴滴答答的定时炸弹)
- Explosive situation (爆炸性局面)
反义词
由于“火药桶”通常用于描述危险的局面,因此不存在明确的反义词。