pitfall的意思

pitfall

英式音标['pɪt'fɔl]
美式英标['pɪtfɔːl]

基本解释

n. 陷阱，圈套；缺陷；诱惑

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.

实用例句

1. The wolf was caught in a pitfall.: 那只狼是利用陷阱捉到的.

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.

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.

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.

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.

热门英语单词