英语词汇“an accident waiting to happen”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

idioman accident waiting to happenused about a person or situation that you think is very likely to cause serious trouble, damage, or harm :That cat is just an accident waiting to happen, you know. I wouldn't let him climb around those shelves like that.Wurtman calls the drug an accident waiting to happen. The government knew it was dangerous in high doses, but it never did anything about it.

an accident waiting to happen

A person, thing, or situation that appears to be imminently dangerous or troublesome. Often but not always used somewhat humorously. Don't leave that ladder in the middle of the yard, it's just an accident waiting to happen! My toddler is starting to walk now, and she is just an accident waiting to happen.

an accident waiting to happen

COMMON

1. If you describe a situation or activity as an accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to be a cause of danger in the future. A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen. The sudden explosion of a real bullet on stage during the play was an accident waiting to happen.

2. If you describe a person as an accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to cause trouble or have bad problems. He was getting a reputation for being wild — an accident waiting to happen.

an accident waiting to happen

1 a potentially disastrous situation, usually caused by negligent or faulty procedures. 2 a person certain to cause trouble.

1 1997 Times Accidents are often said to be ‘waiting to happen’. It does not take much imagination to see that the chaotic start to the Whitbread round-the-world race…could easily have ended in tragedy.

an ˌaccident/a diˌsaster waiting to ˈhappen

a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave: For many months local residents had been complaining that the building was unsafe, and that it was an accident waiting to happen.

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A recipe for disaster. The phrase is used for such diverse circumstances as a large pothole causing an auto accident, an airplane flight on a collision course, or a small leak that ends in a billion-dollar oil spill like that in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It appears in the lyrics of several popular songs, such as the one quoted above.

词汇	an accident waiting to happen
释义	Idiom an accident waiting to happen a very dangerous situation in which an accident is very likely. The speed that people drive along this road, it's an accident waiting to happen. idioman accident waiting to happenused about a person or situation that you think is very likely to cause serious trouble, damage, or harm :That cat is just an accident waiting to happen, you know. I wouldn't let him climb around those shelves like that.Wurtman calls the drug an accident waiting to happen. The government knew it was dangerous in high doses, but it never did anything about it. an accident waiting to happen A person, thing, or situation that appears to be imminently dangerous or troublesome. Often but not always used somewhat humorously. Don't leave that ladder in the middle of the yard, it's just an accident waiting to happen! My toddler is starting to walk now, and she is just an accident waiting to happen. an accident waiting to happen COMMON 1. If you describe a situation or activity as an accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to be a cause of danger in the future. A lot of the city's buildings are accidents waiting to happen. The sudden explosion of a real bullet on stage during the play was an accident waiting to happen. 2. If you describe a person as an accident waiting to happen, you mean that they are likely to cause trouble or have bad problems. He was getting a reputation for being wild — an accident waiting to happen. an accident waiting to happen 1 a potentially disastrous situation, usually caused by negligent or faulty procedures. 2 a person certain to cause trouble. 1 1997 Times Accidents are often said to be ‘waiting to happen’. It does not take much imagination to see that the chaotic start to the Whitbread round-the-world race…could easily have ended in tragedy. an ˌaccident/a diˌsaster waiting to ˈhappen a thing or person that is very likely to cause danger or a problem in the future because of the condition it is in or the way they behave: For many months local residents had been complaining that the building was unsafe, and that it was an accident waiting to happen. accident waiting to happen, an A recipe for disaster. The phrase is used for such diverse circumstances as a large pothole causing an auto accident, an airplane flight on a collision course, or a small leak that ends in a billion-dollar oil spill like that in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010. It appears in the lyrics of several popular songs, such as the one quoted above.
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