英语词汇“booby-trap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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booby-trap

(buːbi træp) also booby trap

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense booby-traps, present participle booby-trapping, past tense, past participle booby-trapped

1. countable noun

A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched.

Police were checking the area for booby traps.

2. verb [usually passive]

If something is booby-trapped, a booby-trap is placed in it or on it.

...fears that the area may have been booby trapped. [be VERB-ed]

His booby-trapped car exploded. [VERB-ed]

booby trap in British English

noun

a hidden explosive device primed in such a way as to be set off by an unsuspecting victim

a trap for an unsuspecting person, esp one intended as a practical joke, such as an object balanced above a door to fall on the person who opens it

verb booby-trap, -traps, -trapping or -trapped

3. (transitive)

to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object) or for (a person)

booby-trap in British English

(ˈbuːbɪˌtræp)

verb (transitive)

to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object)

fears that the car may have been booby-trapped

to set a booby trap for (a person)

booby trap in American English

any scheme or device for tricking a person unawares

a bomb or mine that is set to be exploded by some action of the intended victim, as when some seemingly harmless object is lifted

Derived forms

booby-trap (ˈbooˌby-trap)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbooby-ˌtrapped or ˈbooby-ˌtrapping

Examples of 'booby trap' in a sentence
booby trap

The documents also contained warnings about booby trap devices.Taking the full brunt of a booby trap device, he died of appalling wounds before a rescue helicopter could reach him.He had been accused of rigging up a booby trap to set the house on fire as she slept to collect 190,000 insurance.In the absence of explosive materials the enemy may resort to non-explosive booby-trap techniques.No. How could they be certain the booby-trap would be triggered by the police?Marriage is a booby-trap, Tweed, a minefield you walk through every day.

单词	booby-trap
释义	Trends of booby-trap View usage for: booby-trap (buːbi træp) also booby trap Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense booby-traps, present participle booby-trapping, past tense, past participle booby-trapped 1. countable noun A booby-trap is something such as a bomb which is hidden or disguised and which causes death or injury when it is touched. Police were checking the area for booby traps. 2. verb [usually passive] If something is booby-trapped, a booby-trap is placed in it or on it. ...fears that the area may have been booby trapped. [be VERB-ed] His booby-trapped car exploded. [VERB-ed] booby trap in British English noun 1. a hidden explosive device primed in such a way as to be set off by an unsuspecting victim 2. a trap for an unsuspecting person, esp one intended as a practical joke, such as an object balanced above a door to fall on the person who opens it verb booby-trap, -traps, -trapping or -trapped 3. (transitive) to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object) or for (a person) booby-trap in British English (ˈbuːbɪˌtræp) verb (transitive) 1. to set a booby trap in or on (a building or object) fears that the car may have been booby-trapped 2. to set a booby trap for (a person) booby trap in American English 1. any scheme or device for tricking a person unawares 2. a bomb or mine that is set to be exploded by some action of the intended victim, as when some seemingly harmless object is lifted Derived forms booby-trap (ˈbooˌby-trap) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈbooby-ˌtrapped or ˈbooby-ˌtrapping Examples of 'booby trap' in a sentence booby trap The documents also contained warnings about booby trap devices. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Taking the full brunt of a booby trap device, he died of appalling wounds before a rescue helicopter could reach him. The Sun (2009) He had been accused of rigging up a booby trap to set the house on fire as she slept to collect 190,000 insurance. The Sun (2009) In the absence of explosive materials the enemy may resort to non-explosive booby-trap techniques. Daisy Waugh TEN STEPS TO HAPPINESS (2003) No. How could they be certain the booby-trap would be triggered by the police? Forbes, Bryan A SONG AT TWILIGHT Marriage is a booby-trap, Tweed, a minefield you walk through every day. Forbes, Colin COVER STORY
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