pitfall

pitfall

英 ['pɪtfɔːl]
　　美 ['pɪt'fɔl]

n. 陷阱，圈套；缺陷；誘惑

中文詞源：

pitfall 陷阱

pit,深坑，fall,掉落。引申詞義陷阱。

例句：

1. The wolf was caught in a pitfall.
那隻狼是利用陷阱捉到的.

2. The pitfall is that the results will be difficult to interpret.
困難在於試驗的結果將是難以解釋的.

3. The pitfall is the trappings of success can catch you off guard.
陷阱就是,成功的表象來襲時,你可能猝不及防.

4. The biggest potential pitfall may not be technical but budgetary.
最大的潛在陷阱可能不是技術問題,而是預算.

5. Economy the poor man's mints; extravagance the rich man's pitfall.
節約是窮人的造幣廠, 浪費是富人的陷阱.