pitfall
英 ['pɪtfɔːl]
美['pɪt'fɔl]
- n. 陷阱，圈套；缺陷；诱惑
词态变化
复数: pitfalls;
中文词源
pitfall 陷阱
pit,深坑，fall,掉落。引申词义陷阱。
英文词源
- pitfall (n.)
- c. 1300, "concealed hole," a type of animal trap, from pit (n.1) + fall (n.). Extended sense of "any hidden danger" is first recorded early 15c.
双语例句
- 1. The wolf was caught in a pitfall.
- 那只狼是利用陷阱捉到的.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 2. The pitfall is that the results will be difficult to interpret.
- 困难在于试验的结果将是难以解释的.
来自辞典例句
- 3. The pitfall is the trappings of success can catch you off guard.
- 陷阱就是,成功的表象来袭时,你可能猝不及防.
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- 4. The biggest potential pitfall may not be technical but budgetary.
- 最大的潜在陷阱可能不是技术问题,而是预算.
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- 5. Economy the poor man's mints; extravagance the rich man's pitfall.
- 节约是穷人的造币厂, 浪费是富人的陷阱.
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