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(捕鸟兽的)陷阱，罗网，夹子，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
设陷阱捕捉
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.
当地居民过去被鼓励设捕捉器捕杀这种鸟。
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圈套;诡计;骗局
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…
他察觉到警方设了圈套以后就没有如约会面。
He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.
他试图判断那个问题是不是个套。
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VERB
诱骗;使上当;使中计
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?...
你刚才是想诱使她供认吗？
She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.
她骗他骗得如此干净利落，他恨不得给她一记耳光。
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VERB
诱捕；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...
警方知道要捉到凶手必须将计就计。
The couple set up a 24-hour security camera to trap the vandal scratching their car.
夫妇俩装了个 24 小时监控摄像头，想要抓住故意划坏他们车子的家伙。
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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.
政府发现自己作茧自缚。
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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...
列车被大火困在地下。
The light aircraft then cartwheeled, trapping both men...
这架轻型飞机接着一个侧翻，把两个人都困住了。
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VERB
采集;储存;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...
毛织品能够保暖御寒。
The volume of gas trapped on these surfaces can be considerable.
存留在这些表面的气体体积可能相当大。
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双轮轻便马车
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；陷入误区
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...
很多人错误地认为家居装修总是要大动一番干戈。
It's a trap too many people fall into.
太多人都掉进了这个陷阱中。
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PHRASE
住嘴;闭嘴
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.