2clever trick 聪明的计策TRICK/DECEIVE a clevertrick 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
lay/set a trap (for somebody)
Police had set a trap for hooligans at the match.
警方在那场比赛中给闹事者设了圈套。
fall/walk into a trap
Mr Smith has walked straight into a trap laid by the Tories.
史密斯先生直接落入了保守党布设的圈套。
3bad situation 恶劣的处境UNPLEASANTESCAPE 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
4fall into/avoid the trap of doing somethingMISTAKEto 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.
set ... trap• They are setting a trap for me, she decided.• Or, you can set traps for them to prevent then from reaching the pots to lay their eggs.• So Gharr no only had Mala but also knew our pod and had set a trap for me.• Beatrix had set a trap for Maurice and he had walked straight into it.• She sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entanglehousehold, family and friends.• She must remember to tell Mrs Cooke to set a trap.• It may be necessary to set a trap for him.
lay/set a trap (for somebody)• They are setting a trap for me, she decided.• Or, you can set traps for them to prevent then from reaching the pots to lay their eggs.• Beatrix had set a trap for Maurice and he had walked straight into it.• And the speaker may be totally unaware of laying a trap.• She sets a trap and sets off a series of events that entangle household, family and friends.• It may be necessary to set a trap for him.• Clare wouldn't put it past Sam to use a rat to lay a trap for her.
debt/unemployment etc trap• Job fears and the mortgagedebt trap are failing to halt the housing slump.• It became a more seriouspotentialdebt trap than running up bills at retailers.• Susan Georgereveals the dynamic behind the debt trap.• So could her friends Michelle, Lenny, Tony, Sue a whole line of people caught in the unemployment trap.• This is likely to be particularly serious if either the poverty trap or the unemployment trap is encountered.• This has led a number of commentators to argue that the unemployment trap is now of little importance to the real world.• The unemployment trap has been substantially eased and the simplification of social security has had major effects.
trap2 ●●○ verb (trapped, trapping) [transitiveT]
1in a dangerous place 在危险的地点PREVENT to prevent someone from escaping from somewhere, especially a dangerous place 困住;使陷于危险中
Twenty miners were trapped underground.
20名矿工被困在地下。
The building collapsed, trapping dozens of people in the rubble.
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!
nGrammar
Trap is often passive in this meaning.
2IN A BAD SITUATION 在恶劣的处境中be/feel trappedESCAPEto be in a bad situation from which you cannot escape 陷于困境/感觉被困住
be/feel trapped 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束缚住了。
Examples from the Corpus
be/feel trapped• If they delayed any longer they'd be trapped.• Many employees in bureaucratic governments feel trapped.• Someday he will probably be trapped.• She wanted to be gone, away from this turmoil of passion, and yet she felt trapped by a sensuality undreamed of.• At 31, Peggy feels trapped in a boringjob.• They would be trapped in sun and light enough crossing the great unwinking glare and ovenbreath on their journey home.• It means you could be trapped in the flat if firebreaks out.• Without it, I fear, I could be trapped in Tuzla.• I felt trappedinside this person that was taking up more and more room.
3.animal 动物CATCH to catch an animal or bird using a trap 用陷阱捕猎,用捕捉器捕捉
4catch SB 抓住某人CATCH 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
trap somebody into (doing) something• The politicians had trapped him into a game played by their rules.• Teenagers like Kelly say the tough fines have trapped her into a life of prostitution.• This is an easy trap to fall into because humans quite naturally promote people on the basis of superiorperformance.• They have trapped Blue into doing nothing, into being so inactive-as to reduce his life to almost no life at all.• I must take no notice of their politeness or kindness which was designed to trap me into giving information.• Anthony says she trapped him intomarriage before he was ready.• But of course, you aren't out to trap me intomatrimony, so it is easier for you to be frank.• Line itembudgetstrap resources into old patterns.• The one touristtrap we fell into was St Tropez.
trapped nerve• She consulted the defendant specialist who performed an operation to free the trapped nerve.• The plaintiffsuffered a trapped nerve after a hernia operation.• The strong-running Kiwi has been out for around five weeks after a trapped nerve in his back.• But I've now got a trapped nerve in my neck.
1hidden equipment used for catching sb/sth誘捕器ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAPADJECTIVE➤animal, bear, mouse (usually mousetrap), etc.捕獸器、捕熊器、捕鼠器等▸➤radar, speed雷達陷阱;汽車超速監視區◇Slow down-there are speed traps along this stretch of road.開慢一點兒,這段路有好幾處超速監視區。VERB + TRAP➤be caught in, get caught in落入陷阱▸➤free sth from把⋯從陷阱中放出來◇The fox had managed to free itself from the trap.狐狸設法從陷阱逃脫了。➤lay, set, set up設陷阱▸➤bait在陷阱中放餌◇The traps are traditionally baited with cheese.誘捕器傳統上用奶酪作誘餌。trap
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2sth that tricks you; unpleasant situation使人受騙之物;不愉快的境遇ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAPADJECTIVE➤hidden, obvious暗藏的圈套;明顯的詭計▸➤potential潛在的陷阱▸➤booby餌雷;惡作劇的把戲▸➤deadly, death死亡陷阱◇The overhead cable is a potential death trap for birds.頭頂的電纜是鳥類潛在的死亡陷阱。➤fire火焰陷阱(指沒有太平門和消防設施,或容易失火的建築物)◇This building is a fire trap.這個建築簡直是一個“火焰陷阱”。➤debt, poverty債務/貧困陷阱➤liquidity (business商業, especially NAmE) 流動性陷阱➤sand (in golf高爾夫球) (NAmE) 沙坑障礙VERB + TRAP➤lay, set, set up設下圈套▸➤spring給捕捉器上彈簧▸➤lure sb into誘使某人落入圈套▸➤be caught in, fall into, get caught in, walk into落入圈套;陷入困境◇It is easy to fall into the trap of taking out a loan you cannot afford.人們很容易陷入借貸過多無力償還的困境。➤avoid, escape避開/逃避陷阱
trap ♦︎ confine ♦︎ lock sb/yourself in (sth) ♦︎ cage ♦︎ pen ♦︎ shut sb/yourself in (sth) ♦︎ coop sb/sth upThese words all mean to keep a person or animal in a small space.这些词均表示把人关起来或把动物圈起来。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to be trapped / confined / locked / caged / penned / shut / cooped up in sth◆to be trapped / confined / locked in / caged / penned / shut in / cooped up with sb / sth◆to be caged / penned / cooped up■trap(-pp-) [transitive, usually passive] to keep sb in a dangerous place or bad situation that they want to get out of but cannot使落入险境;使陷入困境◆Help! I'm trapped!救命啊!我给困住了!◆We became trapped by the rising flood water.我们被上涨的洪水困住了。◆I feel trapped in my job.我觉得被工作缠住了。■confine kənˈfaɪn [transitive, usually passive] (ratherformal) to keep a person or animal in a small or closed space把⋯关起来;监禁◆Keep the dog confined in a suitable travelling cage.把狗关进适于旅行的笼子里。◆The soldiers concerned were confined to barracks(= had to stay in the barracks, as a punishment).涉事的士兵被关进营房,受到禁闭处分。■ˌlock sb ˈin (...)■ˌlock yourself ˈin (sth)
phrasal verb
to prevent sb from leaving a place by locking the door把⋯关起来◆At 9 p.m. the prisoners are locked in for the night.晚上9点犯人被锁进牢房过夜。◆She locked herself in her room.她把自己关在房间里。■cage [transitive, usually passive] to put or keep an animal in a cage把(动物)关在笼中◆The dogs are caged up at night.晚上那些狗被关进笼里。◆He paced the room like a caged animal.他像笼中的动物一样在房间里踱来踱去。■pen(-nn-) [transitive] to shut an animal or person in a small space把(人)关起来;把(动物)圈起来◆At clipping time sheep need to be penned.剪羊毛时需要把羊圈起来。◆The whole family was penned up in one room for a month.全家人被关在一间屋子里达一个月之久。■ˌshut sb ˈin (sth)■ˌshut yourself ˈin (sth)
phrasal verb
to put sb in a room and keep them there; to go to a room and stay there把某人(或自己)关在房间里◆Her brothers used to shut her in the cellar and make her cry.她的几个哥哥过去经常把她关在地下室里,惹她哭。◆Frank has shut himself in his room and won't come out.弗兰克把自己关在房间里不出来。■ˌcoop sb/sth ˈup
phrasal verb
[usually passive] to keep a person or animal inside a building or in a small space把⋯关(或禁锢)起来;拘禁◆I've been cooped up in that office all day.我在这间办公室里闷了一整天。