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单词 rattraps
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rattrap

noun

rat·​trap ˈra(t)-ˌtrap How to pronounce rattrap (audio)
1
: a trap for rats
2
: a dirty dilapidated structure
3
: a hopeless situation

Synonyms

  • bind
  • box
  • catch-22
  • corner
  • dilemma
  • fix
  • hole
  • impasse
  • jackpot [chiefly West]
  • jam
  • mire
  • pickle
  • predicament
  • quagmire
  • rabbit hole
  • spot
  • sticky wicket
  • swamp
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Example Sentences

although the military invasion had been a breeze, the nation soon found itself caught in a rattrap with no clear escape route

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

rattraps

noun

plural of rattrap
as in dilemmas
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape although the military invasion had been a breeze, the nation soon found itself caught in a rattrap with no clear escape route

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • dilemmas
  • pickles
  • predicaments
  • holes
  • binds
  • swamps
  • sticky wickets
  • corners
  • catch-22s
  • rabbit holes
  • jams
  • kettles of fish
  • boxes
  • difficulties
  • fixes
  • hot waters
  • mires
  • spots
  • impasses
  • quagmires
  • crises
  • jackpots
  • plights
  • catch-22's
  • nodes
  • troubles
  • soups
  • straits
  • emergencies
  • deadlocks
  • quandaries
  • pinches
  • scrapes
  • crossroads
  • clutches
  • exigencies
  • halts
  • logjams
  • standstills
  • stalemates
  • junctures
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