| 词汇 | snag |
| 释义 | snag noun[ C ] uk /snæɡ/ us /snæɡ/ snagnoun[C] (PROBLEM)informal a problem, difficulty, or disadvantage: 麻烦，问题，困难 We don't anticipate any snags in/with the negotiations.我们预料谈判不会出现任何麻烦。 The drug is very effective - the only snag is that it cannot be produced in large quantities.这种药很有效——唯一的问题就是不能大量生产。 Talks hit a snag after 97 percent of union members voted to strike.在97%的工会会员投票支持举行罢工后，谈判陷入了僵局。 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 stumbling block teaser teething troubles the sharp end thorn in your flesh/sideidiom snagnoun[C] (DAMAGE)a tear, hole, or loose thread in a piece of clothing or cloth caused by a sharp or rough object: （衣物的）钩破处，钩破的洞，抽丝 This sweater's full of snags.这件毛衣被钩得全是洞。 Holes, hollows and dips anti-crack aperture blistered chink cranny cratering gauge gouge hollow interstice leak leaky micropore microporosity microporous piercing pinprick shaft thumbhole void snagnoun[C] (FOOD)Australian English informal forsausage香肠，腊肠（sausage的非正式说法） Sausages, burgers & stuffings andouille andouillette baloney barbecue beefburger chorizo cocktail sausage corn dog corned beef croquette knackwurst knockwurst linguiça liver sausage loaf sausage meat saveloy slider stuffing Thüringer snag verb uk /snæɡ/ us /snæɡ/-gg- snagverb (DAMAGE)[ T ] If you snag something, it becomes caught on a sharp object and tears: 钩破，挂破（衣物） Be careful not to snag your coat on the barbed wire.小心别让铁丝网钩破衣服。 Tearing and breaking into pieces apart asunder bobble bobbly break into pieces chip crack disintegration dismantle fall apart fall to piecesidiom fragment fragmentation rip shred splinter split sunder tear something apart tear something up snagverb (GET)[ T ]USinformal to get or catch something by acting quickly: 攫取，抓到 They'd have gone bust if they hadn't snagged that contract from their rivals.要不是他们从对手那儿抢到了合同，他们早就破产了。 It was a good hit, but Silverman snagged it for the final out of the inning.这个球击得很好，但西尔弗曼还是一下子抓到了，使局中最后一人出局。 to take hold of something thrown catchCatch the ball! pounceThe veteran striker pounced and lashed home a goal. snagUSHe snagged the line drive for the last out in the inning. gloveIt's a pop fly to left field, and the outfielder gloves it easily. interceptShe intercepted the pass and scored a goal. Capturing or taking possession of things -grabbing apprehend apprehension arrogate at bayidiom cage capture catch clutch collar get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom grab grabber grasp at something recover seize sequester sequestration snatch snatch at something snagverb (PROBLEM)[ I or T ]mainly US to cause problems or difficulties for someone or something: 出现麻烦（或问题）；给…带来困难 Financial problems have snagged the project for the past six months.过去6个月里，财务问题一直困扰着这项工程。 The negotiations have snagged on a dispute about who should chair them.关于由谁来主持而引起的争议妨碍了谈判的进行。 Inconvenience a pain (in the neck)idiom a pain in the arse/backsideidiom aggravation aggro awkward bother bulky disturbance fuss hassle have fun and gamesidiom imposition incommode more trouble than it's worthidiom nuisance palaver pinprick tempest untoward untowardly snag | American Dictionarysnag noun[ C ] us/snæɡ/ snagnoun[C] (PROBLEM)a problem or difficulty that stops or slows the progress of something: The team was close to signing him to a long-range contract, but talks have hit a snag. snagnoun[C] (TEAR OR HOLE)a tear, hole, or loose fiber in a piece of clothing or cloth caused by a sharp or rough object: a snag in a stocking snag verb us/snæɡ/-gg- snagverb (BECOME CAUGHT)[ I/T ] to catch on something sharp or rough and become damaged: [ T ]Be careful not to snag your sweater on the rose bushes. snagverb (OBTAIN)[ T ]infml to obtain or catch something by acting quickly: I hoped to snag a good job. Examples of snagsnag The repair notes of the complete database of 62,523 snags do provide us with a contextual source of lexical knowledge. The absence or scarcity of large, snag-foraging woodpeckers from older logged stands suggests that this resource may remain in low abundance for a considerable time. Dead wood in the form of snags and dead-wood patches a ccounted for approximately 40% of all foraging observations. The snag is going to be equal concern. But, then, on several occasions, the electric power supply hit financial and technical snags. Liberalisation of agricultural marketing has hit several snags. Such vessels utilized a shallow draft hull specifically designed to avoid the numerous driftwood snags in the great river. The lollipop snags the surface, and the robot runs in circles around it. Any such rejoinder to my arguments would run afoul of two principal snags. The availability of suitable microhabitat corresponded strongly with woodpecker abundance, and snags were the most highly preferred foraging substrate across species and study sites. The snags are stored as records in a database. This is where we run into a snag. The snags are ultimately transcribed into a database along with supplementary information such as the airplane's identification. The snag here is what the meteorites show in relative abundance does not accord well with expected synthesis pathways. The stewardship argument eventually hit an awkward snag. See all examples of snag 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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