powder keg

劍橋詞典

a situation or a place that could easily become extremely dangerous
火藥桶；一觸即發(fā)的局勢；危險(xiǎn)的地方
The build-up of forces in the region is creating a powder keg . 在該地區(qū)加強(qiáng)軍備是在制造緊張局勢。
The new tax is a political powder keg which could result in widespread violence . 新的稅收政策是個(gè)政治火藥桶，會(huì)引起大范圍的激烈反應(yīng)。 返回 powder keg