entrap
verb /ɪnˈtræp/
/ɪnˈtræp/
[often passive]动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they entrap | /ɪnˈtræp/ /ɪnˈtræp/ |
he / she / it entraps | /ɪnˈtræps/ /ɪnˈtræps/ |
past simple entrapped | /ɪnˈtræpt/ /ɪnˈtræpt/ |
past participle entrapped | /ɪnˈtræpt/ /ɪnˈtræpt/ |
-ing form entrapping | /ɪnˈtræpɪŋ/ /ɪnˈtræpɪŋ/ |
- entrap somebody/something (formal) to put or catch somebody/something in a place or situation from which they cannot escape
synonym trap使入陷阱(或圈套、困境等) - She felt entrapped by her family’s expectations.
她觉得被家人的期望所束缚。
- She felt entrapped by her family’s expectations.
- entrap somebody (into doing something) (law
) to trick somebody, and encourage them to do something, especially to commit a crime, so that they can be arrested for it法律 诱捕;诱骗
词源mid 16th cent.: from Old French entraper, from en- ‘in’ + trappe ‘a trap’.