1 N-COUNT (捕鸟兽的)陷阱,罗网,夹子,捕捉器 A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds. (捕鸟兽的)陷阱,罗网,夹子,捕捉器
2 VERB 设陷阱捕捉 If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps. 设陷阱捕捉
SYN catch, snare, ensnare, entrap
3 N-COUNT 圈套;诡计;骗局 A trap is a trick that is intended to catch or deceive someone. 圈套;诡计;骗局
SYN trick, set-up [informal] , deception, ploy
4 VERB 诱骗;使上当;使中计 If you trap someone into doing or saying something, you trick them so that they do or say it, although they did not want to. 诱骗;使上当;使中计
SYN trick, fool, cheat, lure
5 VERB 诱捕;抓捕 To trap someone, especially a criminal, means to capture them. 诱捕;抓捕 [journalism]
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The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game. [VERB noun]
警方知道要捉到凶手必须将计就计。
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The couple set up a 24-hour security camera to trap the vandal scratching their car. [VERB noun]
夫妇俩装了个 24 小时监控摄像头,想要抓住故意划坏他们车子的家伙。
SYN capture, catch, arrest, seize
6 N-COUNT [usually singular] 困境;窘境 A trap is an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from. 困境;窘境
SYN problem, snare, prison, cage
7 VERB 使困住;使受限制 If you are trapped somewhere, something falls onto you or blocks your way and prevents you from moving or escaping. 使困住;使受限制
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The train was trapped underground by a fire. [be VERB-ed]
列车被大火困在地下。
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The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men. [VERB noun]
这架轻型飞机接着一个侧翻,把两个人都困住了。
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Until he saw the trapped wagons and animals, he did not realize the full extent of the catastrophe. [VERB-ed]
直到他看见受困的马车和动物,才意识到灾难的严重性。
SYN imprison, confine, cut off, close in
8 VERB 采集;储存;使存留 When something traps gas, water, or energy, it prevents it from escaping. 采集;储存;使存留
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Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay. [VERB noun]
毛织品能够保暖御寒。
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The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable. [VERB-ed]
存留在这些表面的气体体积可能相当大。
9 N-COUNT 双轮轻便马车 A trap is a light carriage with two wheels pulled by horses in which people used to travel. 双轮轻便马车
10 See also: trapped booby-trap death trap poverty trap
11 PHRASE 落入陷阱;陷入误区 If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible. 落入陷阱;陷入误区
12 PHRASE 住嘴;闭嘴 If someone tells you to shut your trap or keep your trap shut, they are telling you rudely that you should be quiet and not say anything. 住嘴;闭嘴 [informal, rude]
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VERB. | avoid a trap, caught in a trap, fall into a trap, set a trap 1 3 6 |
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