trap

/træp/ n. / v.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

陷阱；圈套；夹子；设陷阱捕捉；使陷入困境

释义与例句

n. 陷阱；圈套；夹子
a device or trick used to catch animals or people; a difficult situation from which it is hard to escape
  1. The hunter set a trap for the fox.
    猎人设下陷阱捕狐。
  2. The police laid a trap to catch the thief.
    警方设下圈套抓小偷。
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  1. Many young people fall into the trap of credit card debt.
    许多年轻人陷入信用卡债务的陷阱。
v. 设陷阱捕捉；使陷入困境
to catch an animal in a trap; to put someone in a difficult situation from which they cannot escape
  1. They trapped the bear and released it in the forest.
    他们捕获了熊并把它放回森林。
  2. The villagers were trapped by the rising floodwater.
    村民们被不断上涨的洪水困住了。
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  1. Don't let yourself be trapped in an unhappy marriage.
    别让自己陷入不幸福的婚姻。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 trap 音似「揣捕」 → 揣着网去捕捉 → 陷阱

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • trapper 设陷阱捕兽的人
    指以设陷阱捕猎动物为生的人。
同义词
  • snare 罗网；圈套
    trap 是各种陷阱的通称；snare 多指用绳套或网制成的陷阱，也常比喻诱人上当的圈套。
    The rabbit was caught in a snare. 兔子被罗网套住了。
反义词
  • release 释放；放开
    trap 是捕捉并困住，release 是放开使其自由，动作效果相反。
    The animal was released back into the wild. 这只动物被放回了野外。
常见搭配
  • set a trap 设陷阱；设圈套
    Detectives set a trap to catch the kidnapper. 侦探设下圈套抓捕绑匪。
  • fall into a trap 落入陷阱；上当
    Don't fall into the trap of borrowing more than you can afford. 别落入借贷超出偿还能力的陷阱。
  • trap door 活板门；陷阱门
    The spy escaped through a trap door in the floor. 间谍通过地板上的活板门逃走了。