trap

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  • n.陷阱;圈套;夹;(难以逃脱的)困境;捕捉器;嘴;牢笼;诡计;(捕捉动物的)罗网;双轮轻便马车;隔栏
  • vt.收集;吸收;夹住;卡住;使陷入困境;缠住;设陷阱捕捉,用捕捉器捕捉(动物);使陷入圈套;绊住;把…逼进,迫使…进入;使落入险境

复数: traps 过去式: trapped 现在分词: trapping 过去分词: trapped 第三人称单数: traps

traptrap

noun

动物 for animals

1

(捕捉动物的)陷阱,罗网,夹,捕捉器
a piece of equipment for catching animals

a fox with its leg in a trap

被夹子夹住腿的狐狸

A trap was laid, with fresh bait.

陷阱设置好,还投放了新诱饵。

计谋 trick

2

圈套;诡计
a clever plan designed to trick sb, either by capturing them or by making them do or say sth that they did not mean to do or say

She had set a trap for him and he had walked straight into it.

她给他设下圈套,他就径直钻了进去。

恶劣处境 bad situation

3

(难以逃脱的)困境,牢笼
an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape

the unemployment trap

失业的困境

Some women see marriage as a trap.

有些妇女把婚姻视作围城。

马车 carriage

4

双轮轻便马车
a light carriage with two wheels, pulled by a horse

a pony and trap

一匹小马拉的双轮轻便马车

嘴 mouth

5

嘴;口
mouth

Shut your trap! (= a rude way of telling sb to be quiet)

闭上你的臭嘴!

to keep your trap shut (= to not tell a secret)

嘴上有把门儿的

赛狗 for racing dog

6

隔栏(赛狗开始时把狗从中放出)
a cage from which a greyhound (= a type of dog) is let out at the start of a race

高尔夫球 in golf

7


习语

to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea

家长经常一相情愿极力为子女操办一切。
Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.

verb

处境危险 / 恶劣 in dangerous/bad situation

1

使落入险境;使陷入困境
to keep sb in a dangerous place or bad situation that they want to get out of but cannot

Help! I'm trapped!

救命啊!我给困住了!

They were trapped in the burning building.

他们被困在燃烧着的楼房里。

We became trapped by the rising floodwater.

我们被上涨的洪水困住了。

He was trapped in an unhappy marriage.

他陷入不幸的婚姻之中。

I feel trapped in my job.

我觉得被工作缠住了。

身体 / 衣服部位 part of body/clothing

2

卡住;夹住;绊住;缠住
to have part of your body, your clothing, etc. held in a place so tightly that you cannot remove it and it may be injured or damaged

I trapped my coat in the car door.

我的外衣被汽车门夹住了。

The pain was caused by a trapped nerve.

这疼痛是由于神经受抑制引起的。

捕捉 catch

3

收集;吸收
to catch or keep sth in a place and prevent it from escaping, especially so that you can use it

Solar panels trap energy from the sun.

太阳能电池板吸收太阳能。

4

把…逼进,迫使…进入(不能逃脱的地方)
to force sb/sth into a place or situation that they cannot escape from, especially in order to catch them

The escaped prisoners were eventually trapped in an underground garage and recaptured.

越狱逃犯终于给追逼到地下汽车库,再次被捕。

5

设陷阱捕捉,用捕捉器捕捉(动物)
to catch an animal in a trap

Raccoons used to be trapped for their fur.

人们过去经常猎取浣熊,以获得其毛皮。

计谋 trick

6

使陷入圈套;使中计;使上当
to trick sb into sth

He felt he had been trapped into accepting the terms of the contract.

他觉得自己是中了圈套才接受这合同条款的。

trap

频次

  • 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.

  • 2
    VERB 设陷阱捕捉
    If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps.

    The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds.

    当地居民过去被鼓励设捕捉器捕杀这种鸟。

  • 3
    N-COUNT 圈套;诡计;骗局
    A trap is a trick that is intended to catch or deceive someone.

    He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap…

    他察觉到警方设了圈套以后就没有如约会面。

  • 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.

    Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?...

    你刚才是想诱使她供认吗?

  • 5
    VERB 诱捕;抓捕
    To trap someone, especially a criminal, means to capture them.

    The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game...

    警方知道要捉到凶手必须将计就计。

  • 6
    N-COUNT 困境;窘境
    A trap is an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from.

    The Government has found it's caught in a trap of its own making.

    政府发现自己作茧自缚。

  • 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.

    The train was trapped underground by a fire...

    列车被大火困在地下。

  • 8
    VERB 采集;储存;使存留
    When something traps gas, water, or energy, it prevents it from escaping.

    Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay...

    毛织品能够保暖御寒。

  • 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.

  • 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.

    Many people fall into the trap of believing that home decorating must always be done on a large scale...

    很多人错误地认为家居装修总是要大动一番干戈。

  • 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.

noun

1
the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Synonym: ambush ambuscade lying in wait
2
a hazard on a golf course
Synonym: bunker sand trap
3
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
4
a light two-wheeled carriage
5
a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
6
drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
7
informal terms for the mouth
Synonym: cakehole hole maw yap gob
8
something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
the exam was full of trap questions
it was all a snare and delusion
Synonym: snare

verb

1
to hold fast or prevent from moving
The child was pinned under the fallen tree
Synonym: pin immobilize immobilise
2
catch in or as if in a trap
The men trap foxes
Synonym: entrap snare ensnare trammel
3
hold or catch as if in a trap
The gaps between the teeth trap food particles
4
place in a confining or embarrassing position
He was trapped in a difficult situation
Synonym: pin down

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  1. The cars blocking the exits could turn this place into a death trap .

    那些堵住出口的汽车可能使这地方成为死亡陷阱。

  2. Suspecting nothing , he walked right into the trap .

    他毫无觉察,径直走入陷阱。

  3. Some women see marriage as a trap .

    有些妇女把婚姻视作围城。

  4. Two survivors were cut free after being trapped for twenty minutes .

    两名幸存者受困二十分钟后才被解救出来。

  5. Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children .

    家长经常一相情愿极力为子女操办一切。

  6. The pain was caused by a trapped nerve .

    这疼痛是由于神经受抑制引起的。

  7. The stock market is full of traps for the unwary .

    对无风险意识的人而言,股票市场充满了陷阱。

  8. Two passengers are still trapped in the wreck .

    有两名乘客仍被困在失事的车辆里。

  9. Solar panels trap energy from the sun .

    太阳能电池板吸收太阳能。

  10. I feel trapped in my job .

    我觉得被工作缠住了。

  11. I trapped my coat in the car door .

    我的外衣被汽车门夹住了。

  12. She had set a trap for him and he had walked straight into it .

    她给他设下圈套,他就径直钻了进去。

  13. He felt he had been trapped into accepting the terms of the contract .

    他觉得自己是中了圈套才接受这合同条款的。

  14. This type of trap uses no bait or other attractant .

    这种陷阱不用诱饵或其他引诱物。

  15. Rescuers found victims trapped several feet underground .

    营救人员发现有受难者被困在地下几英尺处。

  16. Help ! I 'm trapped !

    救命啊!我给困住了!

  17. She was trapped in a downward spiral of personal unhappiness .

    她陷入了个人不幸的旋涡难以自拔。

  18. A trap was laid , with fresh bait .

    陷阱设置好,还投放了新诱饵。

  19. The miners were trapped deep underground .

    矿工被困在地下深处。

  20. He was trapped in an unhappy marriage .

    他陷入不幸的婚姻之中。

  21. We became trapped by the rising floodwater .

    我们被上涨的洪水困住了。

  22. Raccoons used to be trapped for their fur .

    人们过去经常猎取浣熊,以获得其毛皮。

  23. The escaped prisoners were eventually trapped in an underground garage and recaptured .

    越狱逃犯终于给追逼到地下汽车库,再次被捕。

  24. The rescuers tunnelled their way in to the trapped miners .

    救援人员挖地道通向那些被困的矿工。

  25. It 's a trap too many people fall into .

    太多人都掉进了这个陷阱中。

  26. Everyone is working flat out to try to trap those responsible

    每个人都在全力以赴,设法捉住那些罪魁祸首。

  27. I would hate him to think I 'm trying to trap him

    我不愿让他以为我是在给他设圈套。

  28. Many students were trapped by smoke and fire on an upper floor .

    许多学生被浓烟和大火困在了较高的一层上。

  29. Rescuers were still working their way towards the trapped men

    营救人员仍在艰难地向被困者靠拢。

  30. We realized too late that we were caught like rats in a trap .

    等我们发觉自己已成瓮中之鳖时已经太晚了。

lure bait decoy snare trap 【导航词义:诱惑(物)】
lure v. 诱惑(力)
〔辨析〕

指具有吸引力的事物,也指诱惑力。

〔例证〕

He left home because of the lures of urban life.

由于受到城市生活的诱惑,他离开了家。

He was trapped by the lure of a woman.

一个女人的诱惑让他不能自拔。

bait v. 引诱物,诱饵
〔辨析〕

尤指用于引诱某人做某事或买某物的事物,也指钓鱼、猎兽等用的饵。

〔例证〕

Worms work well as fishing bait.

小虫子是很好的鱼饵。

Many people took the bait and lost their life savings.

很多人受骗上当,把一生的积蓄都弄丢了。

decoy v. 诱饵,用作诱饵的人
〔辨析〕

指为抓捕、攻击某人等而引诱其至某地或做某事的人或事物。

〔例证〕

a police decoy

替警方作诱饵的人

a decoy aerodrome

假飞机场

The enemy soldiers were lured into a minefield by a decoy.

敌军士兵被假目标诱入雷区。

Officer Nancy acted as a decoy to catch the rapist.

警官南希充当诱饵来抓捕那名强奸犯。

snare v. 〈文〉陷阱,圈套
〔辨析〕

指诱骗他人使其陷入困境的事物。

〔例证〕

It is clearly a snare for him.

这显然是给他设下的陷阱。

I don't want to fall into the same snare again.

我可不想再落入同样的圈套。

trap v. 陷阱,诡计
〔辨析〕

指为抓捕某人或迫使某人听任摆布而设的圈套。

〔例证〕

The police set a trap to catch the thief.

警察设下圈套捉拿窃贼。

Mr. Brown walked straight into a trap laid by the Tories.

布朗先生一下就落入了保守党布设的陷阱。

  • 词语搭配
  • 习语

trap与以下词性连用

v.

avoid a trap

避开陷阱;避开困境

caught in a trap

陷入圈套;陷入困境

fall into a trap

陷入误区;落入困境

set a trap

设陷阱;设圈套

n.

to fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth

掉进 / 避免掉进陷阱
to do/avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea

Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.

家长经常一相情愿极力为子女操办一切。

spring a trap

1

使捕兽器突然合上
to make a trap for catching animals close suddenly

2

设套诱使某人做(或说)
to try to trick sb into doing or saying sth; to succeed in this