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单词 pitfalled
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pitfalledadj.

Brit. /ˈpɪtfɔːld/, U.S. /ˈpɪtˌfɔld/, /ˈpɪtˌfɑld/
Forms: see pitfall n. and -ed suffix2
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pitfall n., -ed suffix2.
Etymology: < pitfall n. + -ed suffix2. Compare pitfalling adj.
Set with a pitfall or pitfalls; full of pitfalls.
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the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > full of hidden dangers
pitfalled1876
trappy1882
mantrappingc1953
c1475 (c1420) J. Page Siege of Rouen (Egerton) (1876) 4 (MED) The bottom of the diche with yn Was pyttefallyd ij fote evyr bytwyn And every pyttefalle a spere hyghthe.
1826 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 20 666/2 The snow deep, wreathed, and pit-falled.
1876 S. Lanier Poems (1884) 124 How I crushed Cat-lived rebellions, pitfalled treasons.
1907 R. W. Service Spell of Yukon 97 Alas! the road to Anywhere is pitfalled with disaster.
1976 Evening Post (Nottingham) 17 Dec. 14/2 Sunken and rubble-littered uneven pavements, pitfalled with miniature craters.
1997 J. Updike Toward End of Time 44 It was a pitfalled Eden; it was forbidden fruit; we drank too much and lost our faith.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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