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(捕鳥獸的)陷阱，羅網，夾子，捕捉器
A trap is a device which is placed somewhere or a hole which is dug somewhere in order to catch animals or birds.
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VERB
設陷阱捕捉
If a person traps animals or birds, he or she catches them using traps.
例句
The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds.
當地居民過去被鼓勵設捕捉器捕殺這種鳥。
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圈套;詭計;騙局
A trap is a trick that is intended to catch or deceive someone.
例句
He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap…
他察覺到警方設了圈套以后就沒有如約會面。
He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.
他試圖判斷那個問題是不是個套。
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VERB
誘騙;使上當;使中計
If you trap someone into doing or saying something, you trick them so that they do or say it, although they did not want to.
例句
Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?...
你剛才是想誘使她供認嗎？
She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.
她騙他騙得如此干凈利落，他恨不得給她一記耳光。
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VERB
誘捕；抓捕
To trap someone, especially a criminal, means to capture them.
例句
The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game...
警方知道要捉到兇手必須將計就計。
The couple set up a 24-hour security camera to trap the vandal scratching their car.
夫婦倆裝了個 24 小時監控攝像頭，想要抓住故意劃壞他們車子的家伙。
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困境;窘境
A trap is an unpleasant situation that you cannot easily escape from.
例句
The Government has found it's caught in a trap of its own making.
政府發現自己作繭自縛。
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VERB
使困住;使受限制
If you are trapped somewhere, something falls onto you or blocks your way and prevents you from moving or escaping.
例句
The train was trapped underground by a fire...
列車被大火困在地下。
The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men...
這架輕型飛機接著一個側翻，把兩個人都困住了。
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VERB
采集;儲存;使存留
When something traps gas, water, or energy, it prevents it from escaping.
例句
Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay...
毛織品能夠保暖御寒。
The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.
存留在這些表面的氣體體積可能相當大。
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雙輪輕便馬車
A trap is a light carriage with two wheels pulled by horses in which people used to travel.
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PHRASE
落入陷阱；陷入誤區
If someone falls into the trap of doing something, they think or behave in a way which is not wise or sensible.
例句
Many people fall into the trap of believing that home decorating must always be done on a large scale...
很多人錯誤地認為家居裝修總是要大動一番干戈。
It's a trap too many people fall into.
太多人都掉進了這個陷阱中。
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PHRASE
住嘴;閉嘴
If someone tells you to shut your trap or keep your trap shut, they are telling you rudely that you should be quiet and not say anything.
Noun
1. a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
2. drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
3. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares;
"the exam was full of trap questions""it was all a snare and delusion"4. a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
5. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
6. informal terms for the mouth
7. a light two-wheeled carriage
8. a hazard on a golf course
Verb
1. place in a confining or embarrassing position;
"He was trapped in a difficult situation"2. catch in or as if in a trap;
"The men trap foxes"3. hold or catch as if in a trap;
"The gaps between the teeth trap food particles"4. to hold fast or prevent from moving;
"The child was pinned under the fallen tree"