hit a snag

/hɪt ə snæg/· 动词短语

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hit a snag
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Chinese meaning

遇yù到dào阻zǔ碍ài,碰pèng壁bì

遇yù到dào意yì外wài阻zǔ碍ài

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关guān税shuì、出chū口kǒu管guǎn制zhì两liǎng大dà工gōng具jù接jiē连lián受shòu阻zǔ

Example

The White House's preferred economic tools are hitting snags

白bái宫gōng青qīng睐lài的de经jīng济jì手shǒu段duàn接jiē连lián遇yù阻zǔ

Source: NPR · 26 Aug 2026

Background ✎

特tè朗lǎng普pǔ政zhèng府fǔ主zhǔ打dǎ的de关guān税shuì与yǔ出chū口kǒu管guǎn制zhì两liǎng大dà经jīng济jì工gōng具jù近jìn期qī接jiē连lián受shòu挫cuò,效xiào果guǒ不bù如rú预yù期qī。

Roots · etymology

snag 原指水中隐树桩,喻障碍

  • hit(碰上)+ snag(暗藏的树桩)→ 撞上障碍物

Collocations

  • hit a snag / run into a snag / hit a legal snag

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