陷

xiàn

pitfall; trap, defect; deficiency, get stuck or bogged down, sink; cave in, frame (up), (of a town, etc.) be captured; fall

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defect; fall; get stuck; pitfall; sink; trap; frame; deficiency

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defect; fall; get stuck; pitfall; sink; trap; frame; deficiency

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xiàn

n. trap, pitfall, defect

xiàn

v. get stuck, sink, cave in, frame up, be captured, fall

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xian4

pitfall, trap, to get stuck, to sink, to cave in, to frame (false charge), to capture (a city in battle), to fall (to the enemy), defect

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陷

xiàn

名

（陷阱） pitfall; trap

（缺点） defect; deficiency:

缺陷 defect; flaw

动

（掉进） get stuck or bogged down; entrap:

陷进泥里 get stuck in the mud;

陷在日常事务堆里 get bogged down in everyday routine;

在错误的泥坑里越陷越深 sink deeper and deeper into the quagmire of error;

士兵们陷在沼泽中。 The soldiers became bogged in the swamp.

（凹进） sink; cave in:

深陷的两颊 sunken cheeks;

地基下陷。 The foundations have sunk (caved in).

他脚下的土地突然陷下去了。 The ground suddenly sank under his feet.

她的眼睛陷进去了。 Her eyes have sunk in.

（陷害） frame (up):

捏造案情诬陷人 frame a case against sb.

（被攻破; 被占领） (of a town, etc.) be captured; fall:

沦陷 fall into enemy's hands; be occupied by the enemy;

城陷之日 the day the city fell

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陷|陷 [xiàn] ► pitfall ► trap ► to get stuck ► to sink ► to cave in ► to frame (false charge) ► to capture (a city in battle) ► to fall (to the enemy) ► defect