中英互译
a powder keg
双语例句
- 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。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- 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。
- 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。
网络短语
- Sitting on a powder keg一触即发