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阱

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Definitions

  1. 1. pitfall
  2. 2. trap

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有陷 阱 。
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Words Containing 阱

陷阱
xiàn jǐng

pitfall

修昔底德陷阱
xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)

势阱
shì jǐng

potential well (physics)

气阱
qì jǐng

air pocket

量子阱
liàng zǐ jǐng

(physics) quantum well

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