trap

noun

/træp/

Idioms

for animals动物

a piece of equipment for catching animals（捕捉动物的）陷阱，罗网，夹，捕捉器

a fox with its leg in a trap被夹子夹住腿的狐狸
A trap was laid, with fresh bait.陷阱设置好，还投放了新诱饵。

trick计谋

a clever plan designed to trick somebody, either by capturing them or by making them do or say something that they did not mean to do or say圈套；诡计

She had set a trap for him and he had walked straight into it.她给他设下圈套，他就径直钻了进去。

see also booby trap, radar trap, speed trap, tourist trap

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

hidden
obvious
potential
…

verb + trap

lay
set
set up
…

bad situation恶劣处境

[usually singular] an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape（难以逃脱的）困境，牢笼

the unemployment trap失业的困境
Some women see marriage as a trap.有些妇女把婚姻视作围城。

see also death trap, fire trap, poverty trap

Collocations Dictionaryadjective

hidden
obvious
potential
…

verb + trap

lay
set
set up
…

carriage马车

a light carriage with two wheels, pulled by a horse双轮轻便马车

a pony and trap一匹矮马拉的双轮轻便马车

mouth嘴

(slang) mouth嘴；口 synonym gob

Shut your trap! (= a rude way of telling somebody to be quiet)闭上你的臭嘴！
to keep your trap shut (= to not tell a secret)嘴上有把门儿的

for racing dog赛狗

a cage from which a greyhound (= a type of dog) is let out at the start of a race隔栏（赛狗开始时把狗从中放出）

in golf高尔夫球

(also sand trap)

(both especially North American English)

(also bunker British and North American English)

a small area filled with sand on a golf course（高尔夫球场上的）沙坑

词源Old English træppe (in coltetræppe ‘Christ's thorn’); related to Middle Dutch trappe and medieval Latin trappa, of uncertain origin. The verb dates from late Middle English.

Idioms

spring a trap

to make a trap for catching animals close suddenly使捕兽器突然合上
to try to trick somebody into doing or saying something; to succeed in this设套诱使某人做（或说）

to fall into/avoid the trap of doing something

to do/avoid doing something that is a mistake but that seems at first to be a good idea掉进／避免掉进陷阱
- Parents often fall into the trap of trying to do everything for their children.家长经常陷入极力为子女操办一切的误区。
- The movie avoids the trap of spending too much time explaining things.这部电影避免了花太多时间解释事情的陷阱。

trap

verb

/træp/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they trap	/træp/ /træp/
he / she / it traps	/træps/ /træps/
past simple trapped	/træpt/ /træpt/
past participle trapped	/træpt/ /træpt/
-ing form trapping	/ˈtræpɪŋ/ /ˈtræpɪŋ/

in dangerous/bad situation处境危险／恶劣

[usually passive] to put somebody in a dangerous place that they cannot get out of使落入险境；使陷入困境

be trapped Help! I'm trapped!救命啊！我给困住了！
be trapped by something We became trapped by the rising floodwater.我们被上涨的洪水困住了。
be trapped + adv./prep. They were trapped in the burning building.他们被困在燃烧着的楼房里。

[usually passive] to keep somebody in a bad situation that they want to get out of but cannot使落入险境；使陷入困境

be trapped + adv./prep. He was trapped in an unhappy marriage.他陷入不幸的婚姻之中。
I feel trapped in my job.我觉得被工作缠住了。

part of body/clothing身体／衣服部位

trap something (+ adv./prep.) to have part of your body, your clothing, etc. held in a place so tightly that you cannot remove it and it may be injured or damaged卡住；夹住；绊住；缠住

I trapped my coat in the car door.我的外衣被汽车门夹住了。
The pain was caused by a trapped nerve.这疼痛是由于神经受压迫引起的。

catch捕捉

trap somebody/something (+ adv./prep.) to force somebody/something into a place or situation that they cannot escape from, especially in order to catch them把…逼进，迫使…进入（不能逃脱的地方）

The escaped prisoners were eventually trapped in an underground garage and recaptured.越狱逃犯终于给追逼到地下汽车库，再次被捕。
Police believe the fingerprints could help trap the killer.警方认为指纹有助于抓获凶手。

trap something to catch an animal in a trap设陷阱捕捉，用捕捉器捕捉（动物）

Raccoons used to be trapped for their fur.人们过去经常猎取浣熊，以获得其毛皮。

trap something to catch or keep something in a place and prevent it from escaping, especially so that you can use it收集；吸收

Solar panels trap energy from the sun.太阳能电池板吸收太阳能。

trick计谋

trap somebody (into something/into doing something) to trick somebody into something使陷入圈套；使中计；使上当

He felt he had been trapped into accepting the terms of the contract.他觉得自己是中了圈套才接受这合同条款的。
The police managed to trap him into revealing his true identity.警察设法诱骗他暴露了自己的真实身份。

词源Old English træppe (in coltetræppe ‘Christ's thorn’); related to Middle Dutch trappe and medieval Latin trappa, of uncertain origin. The verb dates from late Middle English.