snag

noun

/snæɡ/

(informal) a problem or difficulty, especially one that is small, hidden or unexpected（尤指潜在的、意外的、不严重的）问题，困难，障碍，麻烦 synonym difficulty
- There is just one small snag—where is the money coming from?只有一个小问题：钱从哪儿来？
- Let me know if you run into any snags.要是遇到什么麻烦就告诉我。
- I suddenly saw a major snag with the whole idea.我忽然发现整个想法存在一个大问题。
- The only snag is the price.价格是唯一的障碍。
- There are a few snags to iron out before the prototype is ready.模型样品做好之前还有几个问题要解决。
- There is a snag to the job: you have to work at weekends.这份工作的缺点是周末得上班。
- We've hit a technical snag—the printer isn't compatible with my PC.我们遇到一个技术性小麻烦：那台打印机与我的个人电脑不兼容。
- The only snag with the course is that it's quite short.这门课唯一的缺点是时间太短。
Topics Difficulty and failurec2
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- big
- major
- little
- …
verb + snag
- hit
- run into
preposition
- snag in
- snag on
- snag to
- …
an object or a part of an object that is rough or sharp and may cut something突出物；尖齿；尖角；尖刺
- Check all surfaces for snags and rough edges.检查所有表面是否有阻碍和粗糙的边缘。
(Australian English, New Zealand English, informal) a sausage香肠

词源noun senses 1 to 2 late 16th cent. (in sense (2) of the noun): probably of Scandinavian origin. The early sense ‘stump sticking out from a tree trunk’ gave rise to a US sense ‘submerged piece of timber obstructing navigation’, of which sense 1 is originally a figurative use. Current verb senses arose in the 19th cent. noun sense 3 1940s: of unknown origin.

snag

verb

/snæɡ/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they snag	/snæɡ/ /snæɡ/
he / she / it snags	/snæɡz/ /snæɡz/
past simple snagged	/snæɡd/ /snæɡd/
past participle snagged	/snæɡd/ /snæɡd/
-ing form snagging	/ˈsnæɡɪŋ/ /ˈsnæɡɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to catch or tear something on something rough or sharp; to become caught or torn in this way（在带尖的东西上）钩住，挂破，被钩住，被挂破
- snag something on/in something I snagged my sweater on the wire fence.我的毛衣被铁丝网栅栏钩住了。
- snag something The fence snagged my sweater.栅栏把我的毛衣挂住了。
- snag (on/in something) The nets snagged on some rocks.渔网缠在礁石上了。
[transitive] snag something (from somebody) (North American English, informal) to succeed in getting something quickly, often before other people抓住；抢先获得
- I snagged a ride from Joe.我截住乔的车搭了一段路。

词源verb late 16th cent. (in sense (2) of the noun): probably of Scandinavian origin. The early sense ‘stump sticking out from a tree trunk’ gave rise to a US sense ‘submerged piece of timber obstructing navigation’, of which sense 1 is originally a figurative use. Current verb senses arose in the 19th cent.