snag
英 /snæɡ/ 美 /snæɡ/
- n. 意外障碍；小麻烦An unexpected difficulty that delays or prevents progress.
- v. 钩住；钩破To catch or tear something on a sharp or rough object.
My sweater snagged on a nail by the door.
我的毛衣被门边的一颗钉子钩住了。
The housing project hit a snag when engineers discovered unstable ground beneath the proposed site.
工程师发现拟建地块下方的地基不稳，住房项目因此遇到了障碍。
搭配
hit a snag 遇到障碍a minor snag 一个小麻烦snag on a nail 被钉子钩住
辨析提示
hit a snag指遇到障碍；动词常接on表示被钩住。
词族
近义 obstacle、hitch
相关词
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