- trap
- ♠ trap
trap
◙ noun
›› FOR ANIMALS 动物
1. a piece of equipment for catching animals
• (捕捉动物的)陷阱,罗网,夹,捕捉器:
»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。--› see also mousetrap ›› TRICK 计谋 2. 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 • 圈套；诡计:»She had set a trap for him and he had walked straight into it.她给他设下圈套,他就迳直钻了进去。--› see also booby trap (2), radar trap , sand trap , tourist trap ›› BAD SITUATION 恶劣处境 3. [usually sing.] an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape • (难以逃脱的)困境,牢笼:»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。--› see also death trap , poverty trap ›› CARRIAGE 马车 4. a light carriage with ten wheels, pulled by a horse • 双轮轻便马车:»a pony and trap一匹小马拉的双轮轻便马车›› MOUTH 嘴 5. (slang) mouth • 嘴；口 【SYN】 gob :»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›› FOR RACING DOG 赛狗 6. a cage from which a greyhound (= a type of dog) is let out at the start of a race • 隔栏(赛狗开始时把狗从中放出) ›› IN GOLF 高尔夫球 7. (NAmE) = bunker n. (3) 【IDIOMS】◘ to fall into / avoid the trap of doing sth • to do / avoid doing sth that is a mistake but which seems at first to be a good idea • 掉进/避免掉进陷阱:»Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.家长经常一厢情愿极力为子女操办一切。--› more at spring v. ◙ verb (-pp-) ▪ [VN] ›› IN DANGEROUS / BAD SITUATION 处境危险/恶劣 1. [often passive] to keep sb in a dangerous place or bad situation that they want to get out of but cannot • 使落入险境；使陷入困境:»Help! Iˈm 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。›› PART OF BODY / CLOTHING 身体/衣服部位 2. [usually +adv. / prep.] 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 • 卡住；夹住；绊住；缠住:»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。›› CATCH 捕捉 3. to catch or keep sth in a place and prevent it from escaping, especially so that you can use it • 收集；吸收:»Solar panels trap energy from the sun.太阳能电池板吸收太阳能。4. to force sb / sth into a place or situation that they cannot escape from, especially in order to catch them • 把…逼进,迫使…进入(不能逃脱的地方):»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. to catch an animal in a trap • 设陷阱捕捉,用捕捉器捕捉(动物):»Raccoons used to be trapped for their fur.人们过去经常猎取浣熊,以获得其毛皮。›› TRICK 计谋 6. trap sb (into sth / into doing sth) to trick sb into sth • 使陷入圈套；使中计；使上当:»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。* * *[træp]n. 圈套, 陷阱, 詭計, 活板門, 存水彎, 汽水閘, (雙輪)輕便馬車vi. 設圈套, 設陷阱vt. 誘捕, 誘騙, 計捉, 設陷, 坑害, 使受限制
English-Chinese dictionary. 2013.
