pitfall

英 [ˈpɪt.fɔːl]      美 [ˈpɪt.fɑːl]
  • n. 陷阱,圈套;缺陷;诱惑
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pitfall 陷阱

pit,深坑,fall,掉落。引申词义陷阱。

pitfall (n.)
c. 1300, "concealed hole," a type of animal trap, from pit (n.1) + fall (n.). Extended sense of "any hidden danger" is first recorded early 15c.
1. The wolf was caught in a pitfall.
那只狼是利用陷阱捉到的.
2. The pitfall is that the results will be difficult to interpret.
困难在于试验的结果将是难以解释的.
3. The pitfall is the trappings of success can catch you off guard.
陷阱就是,成功的表象来袭时,你可能猝不及防.
4. The biggest potential pitfall may not be technical but budgetary.
最大的潜在陷阱可能不是技术问题,而是预算.
5. Economy the poor man's mints; extravagance the rich man's pitfall.
节约是穷人的造币厂, 浪费是富人的陷阱.