| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_problem |
| 释义 | a problemThese words refer to situations, people, or things that need your attention in order to be dealt with or solved. The word problem is used very broadly to refer to someone or something that makes things hard for others and needs to be fixed or attended to. What's the problem here? Her behaviour in class has become quite a problem. We cannot trust politicians to tackle the problem of homelessness in our cities. The noun difficulty is a common alternative to problem. It is used in more official contexts to describe a problem that is not easily fixed. The company is having some financial difficulties at the moment. You can describe several problems as trouble. We've had a lot of trouble with the new computer system. A small, temporary problem may be described informally as a hitch. The ceremony went without a hitch. A glitch is a problem that stops something from working properly. We've had a few technical glitches, but I'm confident we'll be ready on time. A hurdle or obstacle is a problem that you need to deal with so that you can continue to make progress. Getting a work permit is only the first hurdle. There may be too many obstacles in the way of progress. A pitfall is a problem that is likely to happen in a particular situation. It's just one of the pitfalls of buying a house. A setback is a problem that makes something happen less quickly than it should. The project has suffered a series of setbacks this year. A snag is a small problem in something which is mostly good. Snag is an informal word. The only snag is the cost. |
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