单词 | snare |
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音标 | [snɛə] |
解释 | n.罗网,陷阱 |
红宝书 | 【英】 n.罗网,陷阱( trap, gin) 【考】 bird : snare / fish : seine(罗网捕鸟/鱼网捕鱼) 【记】 参考:ensnare(使入圈 套) 【同】 参考:ensnare(使入 圈套) 【例】 Beauty and charm often prove a snare. |
字源 | snare (n.1) "noose for catching animals," late Old English, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse snara "noose, snare," related to soenri "twisted rope," from Proto-Germanic *snarkho (cognates: Middle Dutch snare, Dutch snaar, Old High German snare, German Schnur "noose, cord," Old English snear "a string, cord"). Figuratively from c.1300. snare (n.2) "string across a drum," 1680s, probably from Dutch snaar "string," from same source as snare (n.1). From 1938 as short for snare-drum (1873). snare (v.) late 14c., "to ensnare," from snare (n.1). Related: Snared; snaring. |
不择手段背单词 | n. 罗网(用来捕捉鸟类或小型哺乳动物), 陷阱 = trap = gin 【参】ensnare(v 诱捕) 【类】bird: snare = fish: seine罗网捕鸟 = 鱼网捕鱼 |
趣味全助记 | 【记】音:丝挠,铁丝和挠钩是古代的罗网与陷阱,一掉进去就会被铁丝网住,挠钩钩住;音:丝+ net 丝做的网来当陷井; 【相关】ensnare 用网捕获 |
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