单词 | firetrap |
释义 | > as lemmasfiretrap firetrap n. a place which is very likely to catch fire, or offers insufficient means of escape in the event of a fire, or both. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > dangerous place > in case of fire firetrap1836 1836 N.Y. Spectator 8 Feb. We have had too many ‘fire traps’, and it is high time that a stop should be put to the careless manner in which many buildings have been erected in this city. 1961 L. Mumford City in Hist. xv. 465 Vast wooden firetraps called three-deckers in New England. 2000 N.Y. Times Mag. 24 Sept. 70/2 Sweatshop..managers..house workers in firetraps. < as lemmas |
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