单词 | pitfall trap |
释义 | > as lemmaspitfall trap pitfall trap n. a (usually concealed) pit used as a trap (cf. sense 3); (later also) a cup-like device set into the ground to trap insects or other small creatures. ΚΠ 1865 Sci. Amer. 15 July 33 It would be tedious to attempt to recapitulate the variety of gin traps,..pit-fall traps,..[etc.] included in the number exhibited. a1933 J. A. Thomson Biol. for Everyman (1934) II. 1271 Pitfall-traps must have appeared very early, and refuges of various kinds were doubtless prepared when the risks [from wild animals] were great. 1996 Farmers Weekly 22 Nov. 60/3 Pitfall traps are used to check for insect problems. < as lemmas |
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