| 单词 | death-trap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdeath-trap death-trap n. a deadly trap; a place, structure, or vehicle that is potentially lethal. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > instance or cause of > hidden pitfallc1390 wevet1499 a pad in the straw1530 shelf1560 trapfall1596 snake1611 trapdoor1648 mantrap1798 death-trap1828 nigger in the woodpile1852 —— in the woodpile1857 1828 Jew Exile I. v. 191 The death trap [sc. a spider's web] has its prey. 1835 R. Browning Paracelsus v. 167 This murky loathsome Death-trap—this slaughter-house. 1889 Spectator 14 Dec. 830 If..the Board schools are death-traps. 1943 A. C. Seward Geol. for Everyman vi. 82 Many birds that alighted on the unsuspected death-traps..were themselves entangled. 2008 Independent 26 Feb. 33/1 People would still be driving death-traps without seat belts or airbags. < as lemmas |
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