英语单词 | snare |
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英美音标 | 英 [sneə(r)] 美 [sner] |
中文释义 | n.陷阱;诱惑;圈套;勒除器 vt.以陷阱捕获;诱惑 |
英语例句 | (1) The rabbit struggled to escape from the snare. (2) Their promises are a snare and a delusion. |
中文例句 | (1) 兔子挣扎着要逃出陷阱。 (2) 他们的诺言是一种圈套,也是一种欺骗。 |
vocabulary简明 | A snare is a trap, usually for small animals, and using a noose. Snare can also mean to trap in general or any type of trap, like the snare of a TV cliffhanger that traps you into watching again. |
vocabulary扩展 | If writers are to be believed, we are surrounded by snares. Francis Beaumont implores us to know that “the world’s a snare.” And Hilda Doolittle asserts that “a snare is Love.” Still Soren Kierkegaard lets us know that “the truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught.” Whoever is right, it seems that you can’t escape. A snare is also a type of small drum that rattles, as well as a wire loop used by surgeons. |
柯林斯解释 | 1 [N-COUNT 可数名词](捕鸟或小野兽的)陷阱,罗网 A snare is a trap for catching birds or small animals. It consists of a loop of wire or rope which pulls tight around the animal. 2 [N-COUNT 可数名词]陷阱;圈套 If you describe a situation as a snare, you mean that it is a trap from which it is difficult to escape. [FORMAL 正式]
3 [VERB 动词]用陷阱(或罗网)捕捉 If someone snares an animal, they catch it using a snare. [V n]
4 [VERB 动词]诱…入圈套;诱惑 If someone is snared, they are caught in a trap. [ [usu passive]
5 [VERB 动词]谋得;诱获 If someone snares something, they get it in a clever way, perhaps by deceiving people. [V n]
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