英语词汇“trap”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

trapnoun

uk/træp/us/træp/

trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)

B2 [ C ] a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape:

The fox got its foot caught in a trap.

B2 [ S ] a dangerous or unpleasant situation which you have got into and from which it is difficult or impossible to escape:

The undercover agents went to the rendezvous knowing that it might be a trap.

She's too smart to fall into the trap of working without pay.

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Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can learn a foreign language without doing any work.
His foot was caught in the jaws of the trap.
We set a trap and they walked right into it.
They put rabbit traps all over the wood.
We set traps to try to control the mice.

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Hunting & fishing

angler
angling
bait
beater
big game
gun dog
hare coursing
harpoon
hunt
hunt saboteur
pointer
reel
shooter
sinker
smoke
smoke sb/sth out
snare
spoor
trail
troll

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Plotting & trapping

trap noun (MOUTH)

[ C ] slang a mouth:

Oh, shut your trap (= stop talking) - I don't want to hear it anymore!

It's a secret, so keep your trap shut (= don't say anything about it).

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The mouth & throat

airway
alveolar
alveolar ridge
buccal
buccinator
cricothyroid
epiglottis
glottis
gummy
larynx
mandibular
mylohyoid
orbicularis
palate
palatine
salivary duct
taste buds
trout pout
vocal cords
windpipe

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trap noun (VEHICLE)

[ C ] a light carriage with two wheels pulled by a horse, used especially in the past

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Carriages & carts

cab
cart
chariot
coach
covered wagon
dogcart
dogsled
dray
gig
gondola
hansom cab
horse float
horse-drawn
horsebox
ox-drawn
rickshaw
sedan chair
surrey
wagon
wagon train

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trapverb [ T ]

uk/træp/us/træp/-pp-

to catch an animal in a trap:

She survived in the wilderness by eating berries and trapping small animals and birds.

to keep something such as heat or water in one place, especially because it is useful:

A greenhouse stays warm because the glass traps the heat of the sun.

be trapped

B2 If someone or something is trapped, that person or thing is unable to move or escape from a place or situation:

The two men died when they were trapped in a burning building.

Fire officers used cutting equipment to free his legs, which were trapped under a steel beam.

figurative Jack left the job after ten years because he was beginning to feel trapped.

be trapped into (doing) sth

to be forced or tricked into doing something that you do not want to do:

In his book, Holden speculates that Shakespeare was an unfaithful husband who was trapped into marriage.

She had been trapped into saying something she did not mean.

to bring a football that is moving or falling through the air under control using your feet:

In training, we get players to practise trapping the ball from awkward angles.

More examples

She went to the aid of a man trapped in his car.
Firefighters helped to dig out the people trapped in the snowdrift.
Rescuers are doing everything that is humanly possible to free the trapped people.
Jane is trapped in a joyless marriage.
We could hear the moans of someone trapped under the rubble.

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Hunting & fishing

angler
angling
bait
beater
big game
gun dog
hare coursing
harpoon
hunt
hunt saboteur
pointer
reel
shooter
sinker
smoke
smoke sb/sth out
snare
spoor
trail
troll

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Keeping and storing things

Plotting & trapping

Causing somebody to act

单词	trap
释义	Contents noun (3) trap (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE) trap (MOUTH) trap (VEHICLE) verb (1) trap (1) Contents noun (2) trap (DEVICE FOR CATCHING) trap (MOUTH) more…(1) trap English American trapnoun uk/træp/us/træp/ trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE) B2 [ C ] a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape: The fox got its foot caught in a trap. B2 [ S ] a dangerous or unpleasant situation which you have got into and from which it is difficult or impossible to escape: The undercover agents went to the rendezvous knowing that it might be a trap. She's too smart to fall into the trap of working without pay. More examples Don't fall into the trap of thinking you can learn a foreign language without doing any work. His foot was caught in the jaws of the trap. We set a trap and they walked right into it. They put rabbit traps all over the wood. We set traps to try to control the mice. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Hunting & fishing angler angling bait beater big game gun dog hare coursing harpoon hunt hunt saboteur pointer reel shooter sinker smoke *smoke sb/sth* out snare spoor trail troll See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Plotting & trapping trap noun (MOUTH) [ C ] slang a mouth: Oh, shut your trap (= stop talking) - I don't want to hear it anymore! It's a secret, so keep your trap shut (= don't say anything about it). Thesaurus: synonyms and related words The mouth & throat airway alveolar alveolar ridge buccal buccinator cricothyroid epiglottis glottis gummy larynx mandibular mylohyoid orbicularis palate palatine salivary duct taste buds trout pout vocal cords windpipe See more results » trap noun (VEHICLE) [ C ] a light carriage with two wheels pulled by a horse, used especially in the past Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Carriages & carts cab cart chariot coach covered wagon dogcart dogsled dray gig gondola hansom cab horse float horse-drawn horsebox ox-drawn rickshaw sedan chair surrey wagon wagon train See more results » trapverb [ T ] uk/træp/us/træp/-pp- to catch an animal in a trap: She survived in the wilderness by eating berries and trapping small animals and birds. to keep something such as heat or water in one place, especially because it is useful: A greenhouse stays warm because the glass traps the heat of the sun. be trapped B2 If someone or something is trapped, that person or thing is unable to move or escape from a place or situation: The two men died when they were trapped in a burning building. Fire officers used cutting equipment to free his legs, which were trapped under a steel beam. figurative Jack left the job after ten years because he was beginning to feel trapped. be trapped into (doing) sth to be forced or tricked into doing something that you do not want to do: In his book, Holden speculates that Shakespeare was an unfaithful husband who was trapped into marriage. She had been trapped into saying something she did not mean. to bring a football that is moving or falling through the air under control using your feet: In training, we get players to practise trapping the ball from awkward angles. More examples She went to the aid of a man trapped in his car. Firefighters helped to dig out the people trapped in the snowdrift. Rescuers are doing everything that is humanly possible to free the trapped people. Jane is trapped in a joyless marriage. We could hear the moans of someone trapped under the rubble. Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Hunting & fishing angler angling bait beater big game gun dog hare coursing harpoon hunt hunt saboteur pointer reel shooter sinker smoke smoke sb/sth out snare spoor trail troll See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Keeping and storing things Plotting & trapping Causing somebody to act trapnoun [ C ] us/træp/ trap noun [ C ] (DEVICE FOR CATCHING) a device or hole for catching and holding things: A bear was caught in the trap. A trap is also a bad situation from which it is difficult or impossible to escape: Simply by answering the letter, Robin had fallen into a trap. trap noun [ C ] (MOUTH) slang a mouth:** Oh, shut your trap! trap verb [ T ] us/træp/-pp- Morrison was trapped by the fire.
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trapnoun

trap noun (STH THAT PREVENTS ESCAPE)

trap noun (MOUTH)

trap noun (VEHICLE)

trapverb [ T ]

trapnoun [ C ]

trap noun [ C ] (DEVICE FOR CATCHING)

trap noun [ C ] (MOUTH)