snag
Word family adjectivesnaggedsnaggynounsnag
snag1 /snæɡ/ noun [countableC]1 PROBLEMa problem or disadvantage, especially one that is not very serious, which you had not expected 〔意料之外的〕小問題,小障礙It’s an interesting job. The only snag is that it’s not very well paid. 這是一份有趣的工作,唯一的缺憾是工資不高。
hit/run into a snagThe grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the key. 盛大的開幕典禮上出了個小小的意外: 誰也找不到那把鑰匙了。
► see thesaurus at problem RegisterSnag is slightly informal. In written English, people usually prefer to use problem or disadvantage instead: 略爲不正式。在書面英語中,人們一般更喜歡說 problem 或 disadvantage
The only disadvantage is that it takes a little longer. 唯一的不足之處是時間長了一點。
2. a part of a dead tree that sticks out, especially one that is under water and can be dangerous 〔死樹伸出水面的〕殘樁;〔尤指水下死樹的〕暗樁 3. a sharp part of something that sticks out and holds or cuts things that touch it 尖突部分 snag2 verb (snagged, snagging) [transitiveT]1 TEARto damage something by getting it stuck on something sharp 劃破,鈎破Oh no! I’ve snagged my stockings. 哎呀,壞了!我把長筒襪給鈎破了。
2 American EnglishAmE informalATTENTION to succeed in getting something, especially something difficult to get 獲得,搶到 〔尤指難以得到的東西〕I snagged a parking space in the last row. 我搶到了最後一排的一個停車位。
Origin snag1 (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language