n. 1.残干,残根;根株;水中隐树,沉树;暗礁;〔比喻〕障碍。 2.暴牙,歪牙;缺牙;牙根。 3.意外的[隐蔽的]阻碍,困难。 vt. (-gg-) 1.在沉树上绊住;碰在沉树[暗礁]上撞坏。 2.妨碍,阻挠。 3.清除沉树[其它障碍物]。 4.迅速抓住。 5.【织】擦毛,抽丝。 6.偷取,夺取。 vi. 撞在沉树上(绊住);形成暗礁,阻碍。 come up against a snag=strike a snag 撞上沉树[暗礁]。 run into snags 碰钉子。 snag a pickup 〔美国〕拦到(而搭上)一辆顺路的(汽车等)。 snag the current 〔美俚〕了解(情况)。
an unforeseen obstacle 同义词:hang-up, hitch, rub,
an opening made forcibly as by pulling apart; "there was a rip in his pants"; "she had snags in her stockings" 同义词:rip, rent, split, tear,
a dead tree that is still standing, usually in an undisturbed forest; "a snag can provide food and a habitat for insects and birds"
a sharp protuberance
hew jaggedly
catch on a snag; "I snagged my stocking"
get by acting quickly and smartly; "snag a bargain"
例句与用法
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I have a snag in my best black tights . 我最好的一条黑裤袜给划破了。
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He snagged his sweater on the wire fence . 他的毛衣在铁丝网上钩破了。
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Her tights were badly snagged . 她的裤袜划破了一大片。
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A snag caught her snowshoe . 她被一条树根绊住了雪鞋。
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These instruments are vulnerable to cable faults and snags . 这种仪器易于缠在岩石的断块和树枝上。
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The apparent simplicity of this concept conceals innumerable snags . 这种表面很简单的概念却隐藏着无数的暗礁。
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She wondered why thurston had not warned her of this risky snag . 她奇怪为什么泽尔斯顿没有警告她提防这个危险的暗礁。
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The first snag occurs at some d that is preceded by an equal number of d's and h's . 在某点D第一次出现困难,在其前面有相等个数的D和H。
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The snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect . 这类轶闻中的疑难处当然在于人们无法区别因与果。
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Then i had to look at the river mighty quick, because there was a snag in the fairway . 那时我无暇细看,两眼忙紧瞅着河面,因为在那河道上出现了一处树桩。