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单词 booby trap
释义 booby trap
noun
Etymology: booby (I)
1. : a trap for the unwary or unsuspecting:
 a. : a trap laid to play a trick on an unwary person
  < booby traps with buckets of water suspended over doors — Robert Graves >
 b. : a concealed explosive device usually attached to some harmless-looking object
  < the booby trap exploded when he touched the doorknob >
 c. : an object wired to set off an explosion when touched
  < the car, which they suspected might be a booby trapCombined Operations >
2. : a critical or potentially dangerous aspect (as of a problem or situation) : pitfall
 < words and expressions which are booby traps when used in the other language — Richard Joseph >
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