| 单词 | mousetrap |
| 释义 | mousetrap (once / 25310 pages) 1n 2n A mousetrap is a device for catching or killing mice. If mice have overtaken your home, running around your living room at night and making nests in your silverware drawer, it might be time to get some mousetraps. The most basic type of mousetrap has a metal bar that springs loose when a mouse steps on it and snaps hard enough to kill it. Other mousetraps trap a curious mouse so that you can release it (preferably far away from your house). Mice are tempted into any kind of mousetrap by edible bait like cheese or peanut butter. The word mousetrap was used figuratively in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" to mean a "trick intended to ensnare someone." WORD FAMILYmousetrap: mousetraps USAGE EXAMPLESMousetrap agreed to repay the money and a $15,000 penalty. Washington Times(Nov 23, 2016) Spraying insecticide and putting out mousetraps are ultimately pointless and cause unnecessary suffering and death for small creatures who mean us no harm. Washington Post(Nov 10, 2016) Similar in concept to a mousetrap, enclosed foothold traps have a round bar that, when triggered, exerts pressure against the animal’s foot. Washington Times(Nov 02, 2016) 1 n a trap for catching mice 2Hyper trap a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned n (American football) a play in which a defensive player is allowed to cross the line of scrimmage and then blocked off as the runner goes through the place the lineman vacated Syn|Hyper trap play maneuver, manoeuvre, play a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill |
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