plural traps
plural traps
Learner's definition of TRAP
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: a device that is used for catching animals(捕捉动物的)陷阱,网,夹子 -
They set traps to catch the mice.他们放了捕鼠夹子捉老鼠。
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a bear/lobster trap捕熊的陷阱;捕龙虾的网
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She has a mind like a steel trap. [=she remembers everything]她的脑子什么都记得。
— 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 -
a mental/theoretical trap精神/理论困境
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Many new businesses fail because they try to expand too quickly, but we have so far managed to avoid that trap.许多新公司因扩张过快而失败,但是到目前为止我们已经设法避免了那种困境。
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They tended to view marriage as a trap.他们倾向于把婚姻看作牢笼。
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Don't fall into the trap of believing that technology can solve all our problems.别陷入误区,以为技术能解决我们所有的问题。
— see also poverty trap 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 2 trap /ˈtræp/ verb
traps; trapped; trapping
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)