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单词 entrap
释义 en·trap
\ə̇n.ˈtrap, en.-\ transitive verb
Etymology: Middle French entraper, from en- en- (I) + trape trap — more at trap
1.
 a. : to catch in or as if in a trap
  < the pit had entrapped big beetles — William Beebe >
  < entrapped by falling timbers >
  < entrapped by ice floes >
 b. : to capture and hold (a substance)
  < a system for entrapping the furnace fumes as a safety measure — Monsanto Magazine >
  < wool's tendency to produce lofty fabrics which entrap air — G.E.Hopkins >
2. : to lure or maneuver into a difficult, hopeless, or compromising situation : bring into one's power by stratagem : ensnare
 < it was now too late to entrap and annihilate the Chinese armies — Owen & Eleanor Lattimore >
 < some women get married easily; but others … are driven to every possible trick … to entrap some man — G.B.Shaw >
specifically : to lure into an erroneous, contradictory, or compromising statement
 < the whole intent of the questioning was to entrap the defendant >
 < entrapped him into making a very damaging admission >
Synonyms: see catch
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