"bump in the road" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 小挫折
• 小困难

Definition

暂时减慢进展的小问题或困难，常用来形容生活或工作中的小挫折。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于惯用语，表达生活或工作中的小困难，不用于重大失败。“bump in the road”多为比喻，并不指真实的路障。

Examples

We had a bump in the road, but the project is still on track.

我们遇到了一个**小挫折**，但项目还在正常进行。

A broken printer was just a bump in the road this morning.

一台坏掉的打印机只是今早的一个**小困难**。

Every success story has a few bumps in the road along the way.

每个成功故事都会遇到一些**小挫折**。

Don’t worry, that was just a bump in the road—we’ll figure it out.

别担心，那只是个**小挫折**，我们会解决的。

Their relationship hit a bump in the road, but they worked things out.

他们的关系遇到过**小困难**，但还是解决了。

Starting a new job always comes with a few bumps in the road—give yourself time to adjust.

开始新工作总会遇到一些**小挫折**，给自己一点时间适应。