trap
noun
verb
træp
noun
1
FOR ANIMALS
用于动物
a
piece
of
equipment
for
catching
animals
〔捕捉动物的〕夹子，罗网，陷阱
The
only
way
to
catch
mice
is
to
set
a
trap
.
抓老鼠的唯一办法就是放置捕鼠器。
He
had
stepped
into
a
bear
trap
covered
in
snow.
他踩到了埋在雪里的一个捕熊夹。
2
CLEVER TRICK
聪明的计策
a
clever
trick
that
is
used
to
catch
someone
or
to
make
them
do
or
say
something
that
they
did
not
intend
to
圈套，陷阱; 诡计
fall/walk
into
a
trap
Mr
Smith
has
walked
straight
into
a
trap
laid
by
the
Tories.
史密斯先生一下就落入了保守党布设的圈套。
lay/set
a
trap
(for
sb)
Police
had
set
a
trap
for
hooligans
at
the
match.
警方给比赛时的闹事者设了圈套。
3
BAD SITUATION
恶劣的处境
an
unpleasant
or
difficult
situation
that
is
difficult
to
escape
from
牢笼; 困境
Amanda
felt
that
marriage
was
a
trap.
阿曼达觉得婚姻是个牢笼。
debt/unemployment
etc
trap
people
caught
in
the
unemployment
trap
陷入失业困境中的人们
4
fall into/avoid the trap of doing sth
to
do
something
that
seems
good
at
the
time
but
is
not
sensible
or
wise,
or
to
avoid
doing
this
落入/避开做某事的陷阱
Don’t
fall
into
the
trap
of
investing
all
your
money
in
one
place.
不要掉进陷阱把你所有的钱都投资到一个地方。
5
keep your trap shut
a
rude
way
of
telling
someone
to
not
say
anything
about
things
that
are
secret
[口] 闭上你的嘴〔一种无礼的说法，叫某人不要把秘密说出去〕
spoken
Just
keep
your
trap
shut.
你就闭上嘴吧。
6
shut your trap!
a
rude
way
of
telling
someone
to
stop
talking
[口] 闭上你的嘴！
spoken
7
VEHICLE
车辆
a
vehicle
with
two
wheels,
pulled
by
a
horse
双轮轻便马车
8
SPORT
体育运动
SANDTRAP
[美] 〔高尔夫球场的〕沙坑;
AmE BrE
9
DOG RACE
赛狗
a
special
gate
from
which
a
GREYHOUND
is
set
free
at
the
beginning
of
a
race
〔赛狗开始时放狗出笼的〕围栏
verb
10
IN A DANGEROUS PLACE
在危险的地点
to
prevent
someone
from
escaping
from
somewhere,
especially
a
dangerous
place
困住; 使陷于危险中
usually passive 一般用被动态
Twenty
miners
were
trapped
underground.
二十名矿工被困在地下。
Dozens
of
people
were
trapped
in
the
rubble
when
the
building
collapsed.
楼房倒塌，很多人被困在了瓦砾下面。
There’s
no
way
out!
We’re
trapped!
出不去！ 我们被困住了！
11
IN A BAD SITUATION
在恶劣的处境中
to
be
in
a
bad
situation
from
which
you
cannot
escape
陷于困境
[+
in
]
Julia
felt
trapped
in
her
role
of
wife
and
mother.
朱莉娅觉得自己被为人妻母的角色套牢了。
12
ANIMAL
动物
to
catch
an
animal
or
bird
using
a
trap
用陷阱捕猎，用捕捉器捕捉
13
CATCH SB
抓住某人
to
catch
someone
by
forcing
them
into
a
place
from
which
they
cannot
escape
把…困住〔以便抓捕〕，迫使进入
The
police
trapped
the
terrorists
at
a
roadblock.
警察在设有路障的地方堵住了恐怖分子。
14
TRICK
欺骗
to
trick
someone
so
that
you
make
them
do
or
say
something
that
they
did
not
intend
to
使陷入圈套，使中计
trap
sb
into
(doing)
sth
I
was
trapped
into
signing
a
confession.
我被骗在供词上签了字。
15
CRUSH
挤压
to
get
a
part
of
your
body
crushed
between
two
objects
[英] 夹住，卡住;
BrE AmE
Mind
you
don’t
trap
your
fingers
in
the
door.
小心别让门夹了手指头。
pain
from
a
trapped
nerve
神经受压迫引起的疼痛
16
GAS/WATER ETC
气体/水等
to
prevent
something
such
as
gas
or
water
from
getting
away
留存，储存〔气、水等〕
solar
panels
that
trap
the
sun’s
heat
储存太阳热量的太阳能电池板