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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3373 COCA: 3538

trap
1 trap /ˈtræp/ noun
plural traps
1 trap
/ˈtræp/
noun
plural traps
Learner's definition of TRAP
[count]
1 
: a device that is used for catching animals（捕捉动物的）陷阱，网，夹子
— see also mousetrap
2 
a  : something that is used or done to stop or capture someone (such as a criminal)圈套；埋伏
b  : a situation in which someone is tricked into doing or saying something诡计；骗局
— see also speed trap
c  : a bad position or situation from which it is difficult to escape（难以逃脱的）困境
— see also poverty trap
3 
US, golf : sand trap
4 
slang : mouth
5 
US, technical : a bend in a pipe that contains water and that prevents gas from passing through the pipe（水管）存水弯；U形管
— called also (British) U-bend
— see picture at plumbing
6 
: a light carriage that is usually pulled by one horse轻便马车

spring a trap

— see 2spring
— see also booby trap, death trap, tourist trap
2 trap /ˈtræp/ verb
traps; trapped; trapping
2 trap
/ˈtræp/
verb
traps; trapped; trapping
Learner's definition of TRAP
[+ object]
1 
: to catch (an animal) in a trap设陷阱捕获，用捕捉器捕捉（动物）
2 
: to force (a person or animal) into a place or position from which escape is very difficult or impossible使…难以逃脱
3 
a  : to cause (a person or animal) to be unable to move or escape from a dangerous place使…被困住；使…陷入险境
— usually used as (be) trapped通常用作(be) trapped
b  : to force (someone) to stay in a bad or unpleasant situation迫使（某人）陷入困境 — + in
4 
: to fool or trick (someone) into doing or saying something使中计；使上当
5 
: to stop (something) from escaping or being lost留住
6 
British : to cause (something, such as a part of your body) to become stuck and unable to move使（身体部位等）卡住；使被绊住
7 
baseball : to catch (the ball) immediately after it bounces off the ground抓住（从地上弹起的球）
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3373 COCA: 3538

trap

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noun (1)

ˈtrap How to pronounce trap (audio)
1
: a device for taking game or other animals
especially : one that holds by springing shut suddenly
2
a
: something by which one is caught or stopped unawares
also : a position or situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape
b
: a football play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then is blocked from the side while the ballcarrier advances through the spot vacated by the defensive player
c
: the act or an instance of trapping the ball in soccer
d
: a defensive maneuver in basketball in which two defenders converge quickly on the ball handler to steal the ball or force a bad pass
3
a
: a device for hurling clay pigeons into the air
b
: sand trap
c
: a piece of leather or section of interwoven leather straps between the thumb and index finger of a baseball glove that forms an extension of the pocket
4
slang : mouth
5
: a light usually one-horse carriage with springs
6
: any of various devices for preventing passage of something often while allowing other matter to proceed
especially : a device for drains or sewers consisting of a bend or partitioned chamber in which the liquid forms a seal to prevent the passage of sewer gas
7
traps plural : a group of percussion instruments (such as a bass drum, snare drums, and cymbals) used especially in a dance or jazz band
8
: an arrangement of rock strata that favors the accumulation of oil and gas
9
traps plural [speed trap] : a measured stretch of a course over which electronic timing devices measure the speed of a vehicle (such as a racing car or dragster)

trap

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verb (1)

trapped; trapping

transitive verb

1
a
: to catch or take in or as if in a trap : entrap
b
: to place in a restricted position : confine
trapped in the burning wreck
2
: to provide or set (a place) with traps
3
a
: stop, hold
these mountains trap rains and fogs generated over the ocean Amer. Guide Series: Calif.
b
: to separate out (something, such as water from steam)
4
a
: to catch (something, such as a baseball) immediately after a bounce
b
: to block out (a defensive football player) by means of a trap
c
: to stop and gain control of (a soccer ball) with a part of the body other than the hands or arms

intransitive verb

1
: to engage in trapping animals (as for furs)
2
: to make a defensive trap in basketball
trapper noun

trap

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verb (2)

trapped; trapping

transitive verb

: to adorn with or as if with trappings

trap

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noun (2)

: traprock

Synonyms

Noun (1)

Verb (1)

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catch, capture, trap, snare, entrap, ensnare, bag mean to come to possess or control by or as if by seizing.

catch implies the seizing of something in motion or in flight or in hiding.

caught the dog as it ran by

capture suggests taking by overcoming resistance or difficulty.

capture an enemy stronghold

trap, snare, entrap, ensnare imply seizing by some device that holds the one caught at the mercy of the captor.

trap and snare apply more commonly to physical seizing.

trap animals
snared butterflies with a net

entrap and ensnare more often are figurative.

entrapped the witness with a trick question
a sting operation that ensnared burglars

bag implies shooting down a fleeing or distant prey.

bagged a brace of pheasants

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English treppe & Anglo-French trape (of Germanic origin); akin to Middle Dutch trappe trap, stair, Old English treppan to tread

Verb (2)

Middle English trappen, from trappe caparison, from Anglo-French trape, probably from Medieval Latin trapus cloth, by-form of Late Latin drappus

Noun (2)

Swedish trapp, from trappa stair, from Middle Low German trappe; akin to Middle Dutch trappe stair

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1794, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of trap was before the 12th century

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 3373 COCA: 3538
trap

noun¹

 1hidden equipment used for catching sb/sth誘捕器ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAP ADJECTIVE➤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

noun²

 2sth that tricks you; unpleasant situation使人受騙之物；不愉快的境遇ADJECTIVE | VERB + TRAP ADJECTIVE➤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

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