单词 | booby trap |
释义 | booby trap/ˈbuːbi trap![]() noun 1An apparently harmless object containing a concealed explosive device designed to detonate when someone touches it.Officers seized a number of pipe bombs, a booby trap device, a handgun and ammunition and a quantity of bomb-making equipment....
2A trap intended as a practical joke, especially one involving an object placed on top of a door ajar ready to fall on a person passing through.Occasionally they would sneak down in the middle of the night to play some prank on the Vandals, like steal their flag or set up a booby trap outside the door. verb (booby-trap) [with object] Place a booby trap in or on (an object or area): (as adjective booby-trapped) a booby-trapped parcel...
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