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
potholes — plural of pothole
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。
A shallow depression or pit in a road surface, caused by wear, 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。
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.
垂直的洞穴系统,常见于石灰岩中。
A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
由寻宝者或破坏者未经授权挖掘形成的坑。
A pit resulting from unauthorized excavation by treasure-hunters or vandals.
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。
用法提示：名词pothole作宾语，指路面上的坑洞。
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。
用法提示：复数potholes作宾语，指多个路面坑洞。
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。
用法提示：potholes作主语，描述因雨水形成的坑洞。
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。
最通用的词，可指任何洞；在路面场景中可直接替换 pothole，但不如 pothole 特指因磨损/天气造成的路坑。
强调较深或较大的坑，语气比 pothole 重；常用于地面自然或人工凹坑，不特指路面。
书面语，指地面或表面的凹陷处，不一定是洞；比 pothole 更正式，且不强调坑的成因。
口语中夸张地指又大又深的坑（像撞击或爆炸形成）；很口语化，正式场合不宜使用。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are many pothole on the road.
正确表达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。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are several pits on this road, so driving is dangerous.
正确表达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。
对应“路面坑洞（凹陷）”义项。bump 指路面上隆起的鼓包，与 pothole 的凹陷相对；二者均为路面不平整，但方向相反，不能互换。
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。
pot（锅） + hole（洞）；同根词：teapot（茶壶）、wormhole（虫洞）
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.