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there is a pothole in/on [surface]
通常用 there be 句型引出坑洼的位置。
There is a pothole in the road.
路面上有一个坑洼。
路面坑洞；坑洼
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
路面坑洞；坑洼
A shallow depression or pit in a road surface, caused by wear, weather, or traffic.
There is a pothole in the road.
路面上有一个坑洼。
路面上的浅坑或其他有边缘的凹陷,尤指由侵蚀、天气或交通造成的。
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
炉灶顶部用于放置锅具的孔或凹槽。
A hole or recess on the top of a stove into which a pot may be placed.
由磨损或风化形成的坑洞(尤指路面上的)
a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
湍急溪流河床上形成的坑。
A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
The bike hit a deep pothole and the rider fell off.
自行车撞上了一个深坑，骑手摔了下来。
City workers are repairing potholes on Main Street this week.
市政工人本周正在修复主街上的坑洞。
After the heavy rain, many potholes appeared on the dirt road.
大雨过后，土路上出现了许多坑洞。
通常用 there be 句型引出坑洼的位置。
There is a pothole in the road.
路面上有一个坑洼。
be full of 强调坑洼数量多、路面破损严重。
The street is full of potholes after the heavy snow.
大雪过后，这条街上到处都是坑洼。
pothole 可作定语修饰 repair、damage 等名词。
The mayor promised to speed up pothole repairs.
市长承诺加快路面坑洼修补工作。
Not this
There are many pothole on the road.
Use this
There are many potholes on the road.
pothole 是可数名词，复数形式为 potholes；many 后面必须接复数名词，不能用单数形式。
Not this
There are several pits on this road, so driving is dangerous.
Use this
There are several potholes on this road, so driving is dangerous.
描述路面上因磨损、天气或车辆造成的浅坑时，应用 pothole；pit 通常指人为挖出或较深的大坑。中文的“坑”在此不能直接对应 pit。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
撞上坑洼
I hit a pothole and damaged my tire.
我撞上一个坑洼，轮胎受损了。
填补坑洼
The city filled the pothole on Maple Street.
市政部门填补了枫树街上的坑洼。
坑洼造成的损坏
Pothole damage to cars can be expensive to fix.
坑洼对车辆造成的损坏修理起来可能很贵。
避开坑洼
She swerved to avoid a pothole in the dark.
她在黑暗中急转方向盘，避开了一个坑洼。
坑洼季（路面坑洼高发期）
Pothole season is here after the freezing winter.
严寒的冬天过后，坑洼季来了。
上报坑洼
Residents can report a pothole to the city online.
居民可以在网上向市政部门上报坑洼。
Use pothole naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 pothole 拆成 pot + hole：想象路面有个像锅（pot）一样的坑洞（hole），下雨就积水成坑。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常路况、交通新闻、市政道路维护 在“路面坑洞”这一义项上，该词为中性常用词，日常对话、新闻报道和正式文件中均可使用，无强烈语域限制。通常可根据场合自然地用于口语或书面语。
可数名词
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