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单词 entraps
释义

entrap

verb

en·​trap in-ˈtrap How to pronounce entrap (audio)
en-
entrapped; entrapping; entraps

transitive verb

1
: to catch in or as if in a trap
2
: to lure into a compromising statement or act

Synonyms

  • catch up
  • enmesh
  • immesh
  • ensnare
  • ensnarl
  • entangle
  • entoil
  • mesh
  • net
  • snare
  • tangle
  • trap
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Example Sentences

We used the net to entrap a school of fish. The air bubbles were entrapped in ice. She felt that she was entrapped in an unhappy marriage.
Recent Examples on the Web Trump’s supporters have already followed suit, with some of them going so far as to say that the FBI planted evidence at his home to entrap him. Julian Zelizer, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 The defense has long argued that the FBI tried to entrap the defendants in a kidnapping plot that was devised and run by FBI agents and informants looking to advance their careers. Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 10 Aug. 2022 In the worst case, a Russian offensive in the south could surround and entrap the Ukrainian battalions inching toward Kherson. David Axe, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022 The Pentagon on Thursday said that Russian commanders are attempting to entrap Ukrainian forces defending key towns in Donbas even as the Kremlin’s combat losses continue to mount in the face of significant resistance. Alex Horton, Washington Post, 26 May 2022 According to the team, as halite grows from salty surface waters, fluid inclusions entrap the water, becoming microenvironments or habitats for trapped microorganisms. Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 17 May 2022 Even large logs that appear immovable can crush or entrap victims underneath when a sneaker wave rolls in. oregonlive, 23 Apr. 2022 The tactic would entrap a large portion of the Ukrainian military in a pocket in the eastern part of the country, and cut it off from retreating towards Kyiv. Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2022 Continuing the runaway semi-autonomous car example, imagine that the police don’t have enough police cars on the scene to entrap the bolting car. Lance Eliot, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French entraper, from en- + trape trap

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

entrap

verb

en·​trap in-ˈtrap How to pronounce entrap (audio)
entrapped; entrapping
: to catch in or as if in a trap

Legal Definition

entrap

transitive verb

en·​trap in-ˈtrap How to pronounce entrap (audio)
entrapped; entrapping
: to cause (a person) to commit a crime by means of undue persuasion, encouragement, or fraud in order to later prosecute
police entrap him into violating the literal terms of a criminal statute W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr.

entraps

verb

present tense third-person singular of entrap
as in traps
to catch or hold as if in a net a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • traps
  • tangles
  • ensnares
  • enmeshes
  • entangles
  • meshes
  • nets
  • snares
  • involves
  • captures
  • immeshes
  • implicates
  • ensnarls
  • entoils
  • embroils
  • catches up
  • collars
  • mires
  • bags
  • birdlimes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • detaches
  • liberates
  • frees
  • disentangles
  • disengages
  • untangles
  • extricates
  • clears
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