trap

中英词典：trap

英 [træp] 美 [træp]

noun:

1. a device or trick intended to catch someone in a more general sense.
2. something resembling a trap or device for catching or detecting.

adjective:

1. (of a situation) characterized by a series of unwelcome or awkward events.

词语辨析：

trap, snare, and pitfall

These nouns refer to a stratagem for deceiving an opponent or victim. Trap applies to any device or stratagem that takes in prey or victim unaware: "His chief trap was to set a woman to save a woman" (Henry Fielding).

Snare suggests enticement into danger or evil: "He who digs a pit for others will fall into his own snare" (The Bible).

Pitfall specifically denotes a concealed danger: "The pitfalls of the city are many" (H.G. Wells).

词汇扩充：

1. bear trap: a strong steel trap for catching bears.

2. mousetrap: a device for catching mice.

近义词：

snare, pitfall, trick, deception

反义词：

release, freedom, liberation

柯林斯词典：

A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds.

牛津词典：

A trap is a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape.

例句：

1. The detective set a trap to catch the thief.

侦探设置了一个陷阱来捉拿小偷。

2. Be careful not to fall into the trap of easy money.

小心不要陷入轻易得到钱财的陷阱。

3. She realized too late that it was all a trap.

她意识到太晚，这一切都是一个陷阱。

4. The spider spun a web to trap its prey.

蜘蛛织了个网来捕捉猎物。

5. Falling into debt can be a trap that is hard to escape from.

陷入债务可能是一个难以摆脱的陷阱。

6. They fell into the trap of believing everything they read online.

他们陷入了相信网上所言的一切的陷阱。

7. The hunter set up traps in the forest to catch wild animals.

猎人在森林里设置陷阱来捕捉野生动物。

8. She felt like she was in a trap with no way out.

她感觉自己陷入了一个没有出路的困境。

9. The company fell into the trap of relying too much on one client.

公司陷入了过度依赖一个客户的陷阱。

10. He was caught in a trap and had to find a way to escape.

他被困在陷阱中，不得不寻找一种逃脱的方法。