snare
noun/sneə(r)/
/sner/
- a device used for catching small animals and birds, especially one that holds their leg so that they cannot escape
（捕鸟、兽的）陷阱，罗网，套子 - The rabbit’s foot was caught in a snare.
套索把兔子的脚套住了。
- The rabbit’s foot was caught in a snare.
- (formal) a situation which seems attractive but is unpleasant and difficult to escape from
陷阱；圈套；骗局 - City life can be full of snares for young people.
对于年轻人来说，城市生活充满了陷阱。
- City life can be full of snares for young people.
- the metal strings that are stretched across the bottom of a snare drum
（绷在小鼓下鼓皮的）响弦
Word Originlate Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara. Sense (3) is probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snare ‘harp string’.