"powder keg" 怎么发音

expression

US

POW-der keg

UK

POW-duh keg

释义

A 'powder keg' is a situation or place that is very tense or unstable and could easily become violent or dangerous. Originally, it referred to a barrel filled with gunpowder.

IPA 音标

美式英语

ˈpaʊdɝ/ /ˈkɛɡ

英式英语

pˈaʊdɐ/ /kˈɛɡ

简化发音

美式

POW-der keg

英式

POW-duh keg

语境中听

The border area became a powder keg after weeks of protests.

That meeting was a powder keg—everyone was angry.

This classroom is a powder keg before exams.

After the power outage, the city felt like a powder keg ready to explode.