| 释义 |
snarer|ˈsnɛərə(r)|
[f. snare v.]
One who sets snares or traps. Also fig.
1597Middleton Wisd. Solomon xvii. 14 Snare without snarer, net without a bait. 1623― More Dissemblers ii. i, He..has broke through the net..And left the snarer here herself entangled. 1807Crabbe Par. Reg. i. 178 Snarers and smugglers here their gains divide. 1885Law Times Rep. LII. 327/1 The proviso did not apply to snarers like Gilham, who captured birds on certain lands. |