| 单词 | snare |
| 释义 | Word Frequency snare 1(snɛə) noun 1. a device for trapping birds or small animals, esp a flexible loop that is drawn tight around the prey 2. a surgical instrument for removing certain tumours, consisting of a wire loop that may be drawn tight around their base to sever or uproot them 3. anything that traps or entangles someone or something unawares verb (transitive) 4. to catch (birds or small animals) with a snare 5. to catch or trap in or as if in a snare; capture by trickery Derived forms snareless (ˈsnareless) adjective snarer (ˈsnarer) noun Word origin Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara; related to Old High German snarahaWord Frequency snare 2(snɛə) noun music a set of gut strings wound with wire fitted against the lower drumhead of a snare drum. They produce a rattling sound when the drum is beaten snare drum Word origin C17: from Middle Dutch snaer or Middle Low German snare string; related to Gothic snōrjō basket |
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