trap
翻译
陷阱, 圈套, 诡计, 嘴
例句
They set a trap to catch the mouse.
他们设下陷阱来捉老鼠。
It was a trap, and we walked right into it.
那是个陷阱，我们正中下怀。
He shut his trap when the teacher looked at him.
老师看着他时，他闭上了嘴。
语法模式
((可数)) 捕捉动物的装置 They set a trap to catch the mouse.
((可数)) 欺骗某人的聪明计划 It was a trap, and we walked right into it.
((可数, 非正式)) 嘴 Shut your trap!
近义词
同义词: snare, pitfall, ambush
词源
源自古英语 'træppe'。与德语 'treppen' (踩踏) 有关。
记忆技巧
想象踩到某个会抓住你的东西——一个陷阱。也用于指困境，或非正式地指“嘴巴”。