figurative. (a) A trap or device intended to lure the unwary into error. (b) A hidden or unsuspected danger, difficulty, or opportunity for error.
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| 释义 | the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > hidden (11) pitfallc1390 figurative. (a) A trap or device intended to lure the unwary into error. (b) A hidden or unsuspected danger, difficulty, or opportunity for error. wevet1499 A cobweb. †Also collective. a pad in the straw1530 a pad in the straw and variants: a lurking or hidden danger. shelf1560 figurative and in figurative context. trapfall1596 A trap consisting of a trapdoor or covering over a pit or cellar arranged so as to give way beneath the feet. Also figurative. snake1611 In figurative or allusive uses. Used to denote some lurking danger, suspicious circumstance or person, etc.; esp. in the phrase a snake in the grass… trapdoor1648 transferred and figurative. mantrap1798 A person or thing which ensnares people. figurative and in extended use: a person or thing intended or likely to entrap, ensnare, or injure a person… death-trap1828 a deadly trap; a place, structure, or vehicle that is potentially lethal. nigger in the woodpile1852 a concealed motive or unknown factor affecting a situation in an adverse way. —— in the woodpile1857 In phrases of the type —— in the woodpile: a situation which is adversely affected by a concealed motive or unknown factor. |
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