一触即発
いっしょくそくはつisshokusokuhatsu
CommonNoun
Meanings
Meanings are shown in English (JMdict).
nounno-adjective
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
Example sentences 4
イスラム系共和国が独立国家共同体に参加しない場合、それらの国々は独自の勢力を形成し、一触即発の民族的、宗教的な亀裂を生じかねない、とソ連、西側の消息筋は警告しています。
- Soviet and Western observers have warned that if the Muslim republics do not join the commonwealth, they may from a separate group, setting up a volatile ethnic and religious split.
