powder keg

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A barrel containing gunpowder.
  2. An explosive or otherwise volatile situation. figuratively
    — powder keg of Europe (term describing the unstable state of the Balkans before World War I)

词形变化

powder kegs plural powderkeg alternative
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