Word · Frequency #21584
pothole
路面坑洞；坑洼
A shallow depression or pit in a road surface, caused by wear, weather, or traffic.
- 1.
A shallow pit or other edged depression in a road's surface, especially when caused by erosion, weather or traffic.
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。
- 2.
A hole or recess on the top of a stove into which a pot may be placed.
炉灶顶部用于放置锅具的孔或凹槽。
- 3.
a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering (especially in a road surface)
由磨损或风化形成的坑洞(尤指路面上的)
- 4.
A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
湍急溪流河床上形成的坑。
- 5.
A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
垂直的洞穴系统,常见于石灰岩中。
- 6.
A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure-hunters or vandals.
由寻宝者或破坏者未经授权挖掘形成的坑。
壶穴；水流冲蚀坑；石灰岩竖井；落水洞；灶眼；炉灶放锅的孔；盗掘坑；非法挖掘坑；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。
In use
The bike hit a deep pothole and the rider fell off.
City workers are repairing potholes on Main Street this week.
After the heavy rain, many potholes appeared on the dirt road.
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。
[surface] is full of potholes
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 [noun]
pothole 可作定语修饰 repair、damage 等名词。
Connections
Collocations
- hit a pothole
- 撞上坑洼
- I hit a pothole and damaged my tire.我撞上一个坑洼，轮胎受损了。
- fill a pothole
- 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。
- pothole damage
- 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。
- avoid a pothole
- 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。
- pothole season
- 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。
- report a pothole
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
可数名词
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词可与 pothole 的 -hole 部分进行对比。hole 和 whole 都读 /hoʊl/，与 pothole 的第二音节完全相同；mole、pole、role 读 /moʊl/、/poʊl/、/roʊl/，元音和尾辅音一致，只是拼写为 -ole；tadpole 读 /ˈtædˌpoʊl/，其结尾 /poʊl/ 与 -hole 的 /hoʊl/ 不同，注意区别。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.