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TOEFL BNC: 22126 COCA: 22164

entrap

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
entrap /ɪnˈtræp/ verb
entraps; entrapped; entrapping
entrap
/ɪnˈtræp/
verb
entraps; entrapped; entrapping
Learner's definition of ENTRAP
[+ object] formal
: to catch (someone or something) in a trap or in something like a trap : trap使入陷阱(或圈套、困境)
TOEFL BNC: 22126 COCA: 22164

entrap

verb

en·​trap in-ˈtrap How to pronounce entrap (audio)
en-
entrapped; entrapping; entraps

transitive verb

1
: to catch in or as if in a trap
2
: to lure into a compromising statement or act
Choose the Right Synonym for entrap

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

Example Sentences

We used the net to entrap a school of fish. The air bubbles were entrapped in ice. She felt that she was entrapped in an unhappy marriage.
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Word History

Etymology

Middle French entraper, from en- + trape trap

First Known Use

1531, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of entrap was in 1531
TOEFL BNC: 22126 COCA: 22164

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