snag

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++snag1 /snæɡ/ noun [countable]  1  PROBLEMa problem or disadvantage, especially one that is not very serious, which you had not expected 〔意料之外的〕小问题，小障碍 It’s an interesting job. The only snag is that it’s not very well paid. 这是一份有趣的工作，唯一的缺憾是工资不高。hit/run into a snag The grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the key. 盛大的开幕典礼上出了个小小的意外: 谁也找不到那把钥匙了。► see thesaurus at problem RegisterSnag is slightly informal. In written English, people usually prefer to use problem or disadvantage instead: 略为不正式。在书面英语中,人们一般更喜欢说 problem 或 disadvantageThe only disadvantage is that it takes a little longer. 唯一的不足之处是时间长了一点。2. a part of a dead tree that sticks out, especially one that is under water and can be dangerous 〔死树伸出水面的〕残桩；〔尤指水下死树的〕暗桩3. a sharp part of something that sticks out and holds or cuts things that touch it 尖突部分

Examples from the Corpus

snag• The case hit a snag in October when the judge handling it had to be replaced.• The process hit a snag Tuesday when a vital meeting had to be canceled.• However, there's a snag in this intergalactic transportation scheme.• The House worked out some last-minute snags on the legislation.• The cleanup effort was delayed for a few days by some technical snags and equipment problems.• The snag is that online users are reluctant to give out information about themselves to Web sites.• The snags offer safe nesting sites for birds, as thousands of young trees and plants sprout up on the surrounding riverbank.• This is much easier than it sounds but not without snags.hit/run into a snag• The nature study project has run into a snag.• Then I ran into a snag - the newspaper had no printed address.snag2 verb (snagged, snagging) [transitive]  1  TEARto damage something by getting it stuck on something sharp 划破，钩破 Oh no! I’ve snagged my stockings. 哎呀，坏了！我把长筒袜给钩破了。2  American English informalATTENTION to succeed in getting something, especially something difficult to get 获得，抢到 〔尤指难以得到的东西〕 I snagged a parking space in the last row. 我抢到了最后一排的一个停车位。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

snag• The parking lot was almost full, but I snagged a space in the last row.• However the textured topside can easily mark or snag, and paste can not be successfully removed from it.• This savvy-enough production will snag hordes who love a mindless evening.• A similar experiment was attempted in mid-1992, but it was interrupted when the tether became snagged in a deployer mechanism.• Danny's kite snagged in the upper branches of a tree.• The trial follows the Antares tragedy in which four fishermen drowned after a submarine snagged its nets in the Firth of Clyde.• His eyes snagged on some of them, the infamous dates-I 917,1 929-and skated right over others.• And then the hospital just goes and snags some other kid on the hook.• Don't open the packet with your teeth and be careful not to snag the rubber with rings or finger-nails.Origin snag1 (1500-1600) Probably from a Scandinavian language

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snag

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snag¹ /snæɡ/ noun [countable]1. a problem or disadvantage, especially one that is not very serious, which you had not expected:
    It’s an interesting job. The only snag is that it’s not very well paid.
    hit/run into a snag
    The grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the key.
  REGISTER
    Snag is slightly informal. In written English, people usually prefer to use problem or disadvantage instead:
   ▪ The only disadvantage is that it takes a little longer.
2. a part of a dead tree that sticks out, especially one that is under water and can be dangerous
3. a sharp part of something that sticks out and holds or cuts things that touch it
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ setback a problem that stops you from making progress: The space program suffered a major setback when the space shuttle, Discovery, exploded.
   ▪ snag informal a problem, especially one that you had not expected: There’s a snag – I don’t have his number.
   ▪ hitch a small problem that delays or prevents something: There have been a few last-minute hitches.
   ▪ trouble when something does not work in the way it should: The plane developed engine trouble.
   ▪ hassle spoken a situation that is annoying because it causes problems: Just trying to store all this stuff is a hassle.

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snag² verb (past tense and past participle snagged, present participle snagging) [transitive]
1. to damage something by getting it stuck on something sharp:
    Oh no! I’ve snagged my stockings.
2. American English informal to succeed in getting something, especially something difficult to get:
    I snagged a parking space in the last row.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ tear to damage paper or cloth by pulling it too hard, or letting it touch something sharp: She unwrapped the present carefully, trying not to tear the paper. | I tore a hole in my jacket, climbing over the fence.
   ▪ rip to tear something quickly or violently: Beth excitedly ripped open the package. | Stop pulling my dress! You’ll rip it!
   ▪ split to tear your trousers or shirt when you put them on, because they are too tight for you: He bent down and split his trousers. | Oh no, now I’ve split my shirt.
   ▪ ladder British English if a woman ladders her tights or STOCKINGS, she tears them so that a long thin line appears in them: Damn! I’ve laddered my tights!
   ▪ snag to catch a piece of clothing on something rough or sharp so that it tears slightly: I snagged my shirt on a nail.
   ▪ shred to deliberately destroy letters, documents etc by cutting them into thin pieces, often by using a special machine: In order to prevent fraud, it’s best to shred your bank statements. | I went through all my papers shredding things I didn’t need.
   ▪ frayed torn a little along the edges – used about clothes, carpets etc that have been used a lot: He was wearing an old pair of frayed jeans. | The rug was a little frayed around the edges. | The jacket was a little frayed at the cuffs.