snag

英[snæɡ] 美[snæɡ]
  • n. (隐伏的)障碍;困难;残桩;划破处;抽丝处
  • v. 划破;碰到(暗礁或枯树上);清除(暗礁等);迅速抓到
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星级词汇:
  • snack n.小吃;点心vi.吃点心
Noun:
  1. a sharp protuberance

  2. a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest;

    "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"

  3. an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart;

    "there was a rip in his pants"
    "she had snags in her stockings"

  4. an unforeseen obstacle

Verb:
  1. catch on a snag;

    "I snagged my stocking"

  2. get by acting quickly and smartly;

    "snag a bargain"

  3. hew jaggedly

1. There is just one small snag—where is the money coming from?
只有一个小问题—钱从哪儿来?

来自《权威词典》

2. The only snag is, I can't afford it!
惟一的困难是, 我付不起这钱!

来自《简明英汉词典》

3. It is to be expected that an experiment will sometimes run into a snag at first.
开始试验时有时不很顺手,也是很自然的.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. The school deals exclusively with children of high academic ability. There is a snag though, it costs £9,600 a year.
这所学校只招收学习能力强的孩子,不过还有个小问题——它每年的学费高达9,600英镑。

来自柯林斯例句

5. A police clampdown on car thieves hit a snag when villains stole one of their cars.
警方打击偷车贼的行动遭遇了一点小挫折:匪徒偷走了一辆警车。

来自辞典例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The only snag could be securing a work permit.
      唯一的障碍只在于获得一份劳工证。
    2. There must be a snag in it somewhere.
      一定是在某处出了个小故障.
    3. The only snag is that I have no money.
      唯一的困难是我没钱。
    4. A snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds.
      残株可以为昆虫和鸟类提供食物和栖息地。
    5. I have a snag in my best black tights .
      我最好的一条黑裤袜给划破了。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Her tights were badly snagged.
      她的裤袜划破了一大片。
    2. The river has to be snagged.
      必须清除这条河的暗桩。
    3. Did you snag some tickets for us?
      你为我们抢到票没?