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pothole

/pot-hohl/US // ˈpɒtˌhoʊl //UK // (ˈpɒtˌhəʊl) //

坑洞,大坑,坑洼不平的地方,坑坑洼洼

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a deep hole; pit.
    • : a hole formed in pavement, as by excessive use or by extremes of weather.
    • : a more or less cylindrical hole formed in rock by the grinding action of the detrital material in eddying water.
    • : a cave opening vertically from the ground surface.

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Examples

  • An officer is heard in the video suggesting that it stemmed from the city’s Get It Done app, which is primarily portrayed as a platform for residents to report non-emergencies like potholes and graffiti.

  • The effortless acceleration and engaging steering are sublime, especially when dodging potholes and wayward delivery trucks.

  • This means San Diegans could face a year of steep cuts to library hours and park programs, even slower pothole repairs and other cuts to services.

  • As a result, some city streets appear to be largely neglected, marked by cracks and potholes.

  • With its culture of listening, Trek steered right around the potential pothole.

  • Keep in mind, the U.S. can barely keep its government open, fix a pothole, or move a train 45 miles in an hour in this country.

  • A gentleman named Lee Daly from Dublin, Ireland asked Booker for help with a pothole in front of his house.

  • March 17, 2005 – 7:21 p.m. Type: 911 Subject: Maintenance Report: Pothole “that is blocking the road” 4.

  • When Baker took office, it took 2½ years to fill a pothole in St. Petersburg.

  • They were moving around the base of a small knoll when Larkwell's foot struck a pothole in the ash and he stumbled.

  • The carriage slumped into a pothole, and a spring seemed to snap.