单词 | mousetrap |
释义 | mousetrap/ˈmaʊstrap![]() noun 1A trap for catching and usually killing mice, especially one with a spring bar which snaps down on to the mouse when it touches a piece of cheese or other bait attached to the mechanism.You should bait mousetraps with chocolate, not cheese....
1.1 (also mousetrap cheese) [mass noun] British informal Cheese of poor quality.You would never compare mousetrap cheddar with Camembert, so why assume that all goat's cheese will taste the same - overpoweringly rank and, well, goaty? verb [with object] North American informal 1Induce (someone) to do something by means of a trick: the editor mousetrapped her into giving him an article...
1.1Block (a user’s) efforts to exit from a website, usually one to which they have been redirected.In many cases, the consumer is sent to the other sites involuntarily, which is known in the industry as ‘mousetrapping.’ Phrasesa better mousetrap |
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