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单词 rattrap
释义

rattrap

noun

rat·​trap ˈra(t)-ˌtrap How to pronounce rattrap (audio)
1
: a trap for rats
2
: a dirty dilapidated structure
3
: a hopeless situation

Synonyms

  • bind
  • box
  • catch-22
  • corner
  • dilemma
  • fix
  • hole
  • impasse
  • jackpot [chiefly West]
  • jam
  • mire
  • pickle
  • predicament
  • quagmire
  • rabbit hole
  • spot
  • sticky wicket
  • swamp
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Example Sentences

although the military invasion had been a breeze, the nation soon found itself caught in a rattrap with no clear escape route

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

rattrap

noun

as in predicament
a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape although the military invasion had been a breeze, the nation soon found itself caught in a rattrap with no clear escape route

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • predicament
  • pickle
  • dilemma
  • hole
  • swamp
  • bind
  • corner
  • box
  • jam
  • sticky wicket
  • impasse
  • quagmire
  • fix
  • kettle of fish
  • mire
  • crisis
  • jackpot
  • difficulty
  • rabbit hole
  • spot
  • plight
  • catch-22
  • hot water
  • quandary
  • soup
  • trouble
  • pinch
  • deadlock
  • clutch
  • emergency
  • node
  • logjam
  • strait
  • standstill
  • scrape
  • halt
  • stalemate
  • crossroad
  • exigency
  • juncture
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