单词 | snag |
释义 | Word Frequency snag(snæɡ) noun 1. a difficulty or disadvantage the snag is that I have nothing suitable to wear 2. a sharp protuberance, such as a tree stump 3. a small loop or hole in a fabric caused by a sharp object 4. engineering a projection that brings to a stop a sliding or rotating component 5. mainly US and Canadian a tree stump in a riverbed that is dangerous to navigation 6. US and Canadian a standing dead tree, esp one used as a perch by an eagle 7. (plural) Australian slang sausages verbWord forms: snags, snagging or snagged 8. (transitive) to hinder or impede 9. (transitive) to tear or catch (fabric) 10. (intransitive) to develop a snag 11. (intransitive) mainly US and Canadian (of a boat) to strike or be damaged by a snag 12. (transitive) mainly US and Canadian to clear (a stretch of water) of snags 13. (transitive) US to seize (an opportunity, benefit, etc) Derived forms snaglike (ˈsnagˌlike) adjective Word origin C16: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse snaghyrndr sharp-pointed, Norwegian snage spike, Icelandic snagi peg |
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