| 词汇 | pitfall |
| 释义 | pitfall noun[ Cusually plural ] uk /ˈpɪt.fɔːl/ us /ˈpɪt.fɑːl/ a likely mistake or problem in a situation: 隐患；陷阱 The store fell into one of the major pitfalls of small business, borrowing from suppliers by paying bills late.那家商店犯了一个小本经营的大错，即从供货商那里先赊账后付钱。 There's a video that tells new students about pitfalls to avoid.有一部录像告诉新生应避免的错误。 a problem problemWhat's the problem here? difficultyThe company is having some financial difficulties at the moment. troubleWe've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system. hitchThe ceremony went without a hitch. glitchWe've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time. hurdleGetting a work permit is only the first hurdle. Difficult things and people a (heavy) cross to bearidiom albatross ball and chain bane be dead meatidiom be in the clearidiom bump chill equation hassle hiccup hindrance hot potato impediment nut snag stumbling block teaser teething troubles thorn in your flesh/sideidiom pitfall | American Dictionarypitfall noun[ C ] us/ˈpɪtˌfɔl/ an unexpected danger or difficulty: Who knows what kind of pitfalls they’re going to run into. pitfall | Business Englishpitfall noun[ C,usually plural ] uk /ˈpɪtfɔːl/us a problem, used especially about problems that may happen in the future: He took financial advice on how to avoid the pitfalls of setting up your own business. common/potential pitfalls Examples of pitfallpitfall At least two pitfalls of using scripts that are too restricting may be pointed out. Certainly, market-based approaches to resolving agrifood system issues have both promise and pitfalls, as we have seen with the organic label43,44. The results indicated that none of the group members enjoyed all the positive elements or escaped the pitfalls altogether. Sampling was conducted using ground and baited arboreal pitfall traps, and yielded a total of 95 ant species. Since these exercises tend to change the context for the new construct, students also begin to appreciate its general powers and pitfalls. Useful tips and ' rules-of-thumb' are presented to simplify the process, and to identify possible pitfalls or problems. Throughout, we are reminded of the uneven survival and pitfalls of sources, although it remains unclear why certain quantitative statements remain possible and others not. Many pitfalls are described, such as refusing to believe that a language can be as complicated as it is, together with methods to avoid them. To their credit, most of the contributors to this collection find a way to avoid this pitfall. Beneficial arthropods (insectivores and granivores) were monitored using pitfall (arthropod activity) and quadrat (arthropod density) samples. Working in presentday society and coming to grips with the various demands, challenges and pitfalls for our discipline, demands we create a strong infrastructure. They may be all too aware of the pitfalls of the market, the fickleness of government policy and the unpredictable results of fund managers. Recent dramatic yield increases of annual grain crops, supported by high inputs of fossil fuels, provide opportunities and potential pitfalls. This finesse avoids the programmatic pitfall by allowing the user to decide on appropriate names for terms, which are completely ignored in computations. The problems and pitfalls of developing and legislating health policy are taken up in the next two papers. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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