pitfall
US: /ˈpɪtˌfɔɫ/
UK: /pˈɪtfɔːl/
UK: /pˈɪtfɔːl/
English Vietnamese dictionary
pitfall /'pitfɔ:l/
- danh từ
- hầm bẫy
- (nghĩa bóng) cạm bẫy
- a road strewn with pitfalls: con đường đầy chông gai cạm bẫy
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun
a danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first: the potential pitfalls of buying a house + Getting professional advice will help you avoid the most obvious pitfalls.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 trap, pit:
Pitfalls were often used in Burma for trapping tigers.
2 danger, peril, hazard, catch, difficulty, snag:
You might well encounter pitfalls, but don't be discouraged.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
obvious | common | hidden | possible, potential, unforeseen
We need to be alert to potential pitfalls.
VERB + PITFALL
be fraught with, be full of, have, hold
Trading in a foreign country can be fraught with pitfalls.
| avoid | overcome
PITFALL + VERB
await sb
Numerous pitfalls await unsuspecting investors.
PREP.
~ for
Buying property holds many pitfalls for the unwary.
| ~ in
pitfalls in the interpretation of statistics
Concise English dictionary
pitfalls
+an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
+a trap in the form of a concealed hole
