pressure cooker

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈpressure cooker [pressure cooker pressure cookers] BrE NAmE noun
1. a strong metal pot with a tight lid, that cooks food quickly by steam under high pressure
2. a situation that is difficult or dangerous because people are likely to become anxious or violent
•I needed to get away from the pressure cooker atmosphere of the campus during finals week.
•They performed wonders in keeping the lid on the pressure cooker of a rapidly rising jail population.