trap
翻譯
陷阱, 圈套, 詭計, 嘴
例句
They set a trap to catch the mouse.
他們設下陷阱來捉老鼠。
It was a trap, and we walked right into it.
那是個陷阱,我們正中下懷。
He shut his trap when the teacher looked at him.
老師看著他時,他閉上了嘴。
文法模式
((可數)) 捕捉動物的裝置 They set a trap to catch the mouse.
((可數)) 欺騙某人的聰明計畫 It was a trap, and we walked right into it.
((可數, 非正式)) 嘴 Shut your trap!
近義詞
同義詞: snare, pitfall, ambush
詞源
源自古英語 'træppe'。與德語 'treppen' (踩踏) 有關。
記憶技巧
想像踩到某個會抓住你的東西——一個陷阱。也用於指困境,或非正式地指「嘴巴」。