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单词 entrap
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
en•trap /ɛnˈtræp/USA pronunciation   v. [+ object], -trapped, -trap•ping. 
  1. to catch in or as if in a trap;
    ensnare.
  2. Lawto lure into doing something illegal.
en•trap•ment, n. [uncountable]]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
en•trap  (en trap),USA pronunciation v.t., -trapped, -trap•ping. 
  1. to catch in or as in a trap;
    ensnare:The hunters used nets to entrap the lion.
  2. to bring unawares into difficulty or danger:He entrapped himself in the web of his own lies.
  3. Lawto lure into performing an act or making a statement that is compromising or illegal.
  4. Lawto draw into contradiction or damaging admission:The questioner entrapped her into an admission of guilt.
  5. Lawmakingto catch by entrapment.
  • Middle French entraper. See en-1, trap1
  • 1525–35
en•trapper, n. 
en•trapping•ly, adv. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged capture, snare, trap.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
entrap /ɪnˈtræp/ vb ( -traps, -trapping, -trapped)(transitive)
  1. to catch or snare in or as if in a trap
  2. to lure or trick into danger, difficulty, or embarrassment

enˈtrapper n
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