单词 | trap |
释义 | trap (træp ) Word forms: traps , trapping , trapped 1. countable noun B2 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 B2 If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps. The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds. [VERB noun] Synonyms: catch, snare, ensnare, entrap 3. countable noun A trap is a trick that is intended to catch or deceive someone. He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap. He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap. Synonyms: trick, set-up [informal], deception, ploy 4. verb 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? [VERB noun + into] She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to scream at her. [VERB noun] Synonyms: trick, fool, cheat, lure 5. verb B2 To trap someone, especially a criminal, means to capture them. [journalism] The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game. [VERB noun] The couple set up a 24-hour security camera to trap the vandal scratching their car. [VERB noun] Synonyms: capture, catch, arrest, seize 6. countable noun [usually singular] 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. Synonyms: problem, snare, prison, cage 7. verb 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. [be VERB-ed] The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men. [VERB noun] He saw trapped wagons and animals. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: imprison, confine, cut off, close in 8. verb When something traps gas, water, or energy, it prevents it from escaping. Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay. [VERB noun] The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable. [VERB-ed] 9. countable noun A trap is a light carriage with two wheels pulled by horses in which people used to travel. 10. See also booby-trap, death trap, poverty trap, trapped 11. to fall into the trap phrase If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible. He never fell into the trap of making friends with his employees. It's a trap too many people fall into. 12. shut one's trap/keep one's trap shut phrase 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. [informal, rude] Idioms: fall into the trap of doing something to make a very common mistake, or one that is very easy to make School administrators often fall into the trap of thinking that discipline problems, not unsatisfying education, are the cause of low levels of achievement among pupils. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: trapped underground A sceptical public need to be convinced that the carbon dioxide will remain trapped underground. Times,Sunday Times Yesterday marked their first full month trapped underground. Times, Sunday Times He was trapped underground for so long, so he's weak. Times, Sunday Times Two hundred miners were trapped underground, hospitals were plunged into darkness and 400 trains stranded by the monster blackout. The Sun They have already been trapped underground longer than all but a handful of miners rescued in recent history. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 陷阱, 设陷阱捕捉 Japanese: わな, わなで捕らえる |
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