Word · Frequency #21584
potholes
路面坑洞;坑洼
potholes is the plural of pothole.
核心释义
A shallow depression or pit in a road surface, caused by wear, weather, or traffic.
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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.
- 3.
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)
- 4.
湍急溪流河床上形成的坑。
A pit formed in the bed of a turbulent stream.
- 5.
垂直的洞穴系统,常见于石灰岩中。
A vertical cave system, often found in limestone.
- 6.
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.
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。
用法In use
The bike hit a deep pothole and the rider fell off.
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.
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.
用法提示:potholes作主语,描述因雨水形成的坑洞。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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)
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词
发音与拼写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。
一起学习词形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.