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pitfall

【英英释义】

n. the pitfalls involved in a particular activity or situation are the things that may go wrong or may cause problems. 隐患，陷阱，圈套  usu pl（常用复数形式）

a problem or difficulty that is likely to happen in a particular job, course of action, or activity.

【词义深度解析】

pitfall是可数名词，意思是“陷阱，隐患，坑”，由pit和fall两部分组成，pit本身有“深坑”的意思，fall是“落下”，就像一不小心掉进坑里一样，很有画面感。可以替换danger，trap。

【例句学习】

1. A used car is indeed a bargain, but there can be many pitfalls associated with the purchase of one.

2. Many freelancers favor working at home because it saves rent and reduces commute time. However, pitfalls of this practice abound.

freelancer n.自由职业者

3. We should be wary（小心，警惕） of cognitive pitfalls.

4. I started to blog about English learning because I wanted to warn other English learners of common pitfalls.

【词汇运用】

1.翻译：一个律师的任务就是用自己的专业技能帮助客户避开法律中的坑。

A lawyer's mission is to use his professional skills helps their clients avoid the pitfalls of laws. （自己）

A lawyer's job is to use his expertise to help his clients to avoid legal pitfalls. （参考翻译）

分析：专业技能 expertise  法律陷阱 legal pitfalls

2.生活常用应用

购物网站上的促销活动往往有很多坑，诱使你买很多不必要的东西。

Promotions on the shopping websites tend to have many pitfalls which lure you into buying more than you want.