单词 | snag |
释义 | snag 1. n. & v. --n   1. an unexpected or hidden obstacle or drawback.   2. a jagged or projecting point or broken stump.   3. a tear in material etc.   4. a short tine of an antler. --vtr. (snagged, snagging)   1. catch or tear on a snag.   2. clear (land, a waterway, a tree-trunk, etc.) of snags.   3. US catch or obtain by quick action. Derivatives snagged adj. snaggy adj. Etymology: prob. f. Scand.: cf. Norw. dial. snag(e) sharp point 2. n. (usu. in pl.) Austral. sl. a sausage. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. unkn. |
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