| 释义 |
an accident waiting to happen used about a situation in which an accident is likely to happen because no one is trying to prevent it肯定会出的事故:•The boats are being left to drift; it's an accident waiting to happen.任由这些船漂流，肯定会出事的。 FOCUS ACCIDENTsimilar words类似单词:crash, wreck AmE, pile-up, collision, disaster, catastrophe an accident waiting to happen informal a potentially disastrous situation, typically caused by negligent or faulty procedures 〈非正式〉（尤指由于疏忽大意或程序错误而造成的）隐患。 ■ a person certain to cause trouble 迟早会惹麻烦的人。 |