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- a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord（捕捉鸟兽的）陷阱, 罗网。
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- figurative a thing likely to lure or tempt someone into harm or error〈喻〉陷阱, 圈套：
seducers laid their snares for innocent provincials.
诱奸者为天真的外地人设好了圈套。
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- Surgery a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths【外科】（勒除息肉和增生）勒除器。
with obj.
1- catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare用罗网捕（鸟兽）。
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- figurative catch or trap (someone)〈喻〉诱捕（某人）, 使上当：
five blackmailers were snared in a police sting.
五名敲诈勒索者陷入了警方精心设计的圈套。
派生词
snarer
noun词源
late Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara.