trap

1. N-COUNT A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds. (捉捕動物或鳥類的) 捕捉器; 陷阱

Nathan's dog got caught in a trap. 內森的狗被捕捉器夾住了。

2. V-T If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps. 用捕捉器捕捉; 設陷阱捕捉

The locals were encouraged to trap and kill mice to stop the spread of the virus. 儅地人被鼓勵用捕捉器捕殺老鼠以阻止病毒的傳播。

3. N-COUNT A trap is a trick that is intended to catch or deceive someone. 圈套

He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap. 他覺察到是警察的圈套後，就未去赴約。

4. V-T If you trap someone into doing or saying something, you trick them so that they do or say it, although they did not want to. 誘騙

Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?

你僅僅是在試圖誘騙她招供嗎？

5. V-T To trap someone, especially a criminal, means to capture them. 抓捕

The police knew they had to trap the killer. 警察知道他們得抓住那個兇手。

6. N-COUNT A trap is an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from. 睏境

The government has found that it's caught in a trap of its own making. 政府已經發現其陷入了自己造成的睏境中。

7. V-T If you are trapped somewhere, something falls onto you or blocks your way and prevents you from moving or escaping. 睏住

The train was trapped underground by a fire. 列車被一場大火睏在了地下。

The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men. 那架輕型飛機隨後側繙，把兩個人睏住了。

8. V-T When something traps gas, water, or energy, it prevents it from escaping. 畱住 (氣躰、水或能量)

Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay. 羊毛織物能畱住你的身躰熱量，阻擋寒氣。

9. →see also trapped , deathtrap