| 单词 | monkey-trap |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmonkey-trap monkey-trap n. a trap for catching monkeys, spec. a trap with an opening through which a monkey may grasp food but which is too narrow to allow for withdrawal of the paw holding the food; also figurative. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > [noun] > things used to beautify cosmetic1650 equipage1716 monkey-trap1849 accessory1887 beauty product1909 1849 Hooker's Jrnl. Bot. 1 22 The mouth of the capsule..is narrower than the inside... They grasp the sugar and by this means enlarge the paw so as to be unable to extricate it, while their greediness forbids the opening of the paw and loss of the sugar. The heavy fruit of the Zubucajo prevents the escape of the animal, who is pursued and taken in this monkey-trap. 1890 W. Mackay Prisoner of Chiloane 39 Yonder is a Kaffir urchin setting his monkey-trap for his night's sport. 1931 W. de la Mare Seven Short Stories 85 I take you for an honest man's daughter with not a ha'penny to spare on fal-lals and monkey-traps. 2013 J. Worrill More Parables for Plain People 165 It breaks God's heart to see us with our hands full, stuck in the monkey traps of life, unwilling to do what it takes to escape. 2015 S. Brannon in S. A. Mann & A. S. Patterson Reading Feminist Theory cxxxv. 544/2 His trip, past the ant pile, past the pond where Alanso caught her fish, past his father's monkey traps to the small fireweed bush. < as lemmas |
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