entrap

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To catch in a trap or snare. transitive
    — Then noble ſouldiers to intrap these theeues […] We haue our Cammels laden al with gold: Which you that be but common ſouldiers, Shall fling in euery corner of the field: And while the baſe borne Tartars take it vp, You […] Shall maſſacre those greedie minded ſlaues.
  2. To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act. transitive

词形变化

entraps present,singular,third-person entrapping participle,present entrapped participle,past entrapped past

词汇关系

近义词
betrap ensnare
衍生词
entrapment entrappingly nonentrapped unentrapped

词源

From Middle French entrapper, entraper, from Old French entraper, antraper (“catch in a trap”), equivalent to en- + trap. Compare Middle English bitrappen, from Old English betræppan (“to catch in a trap, entrap”), from the same West Germanic source (see Modern English betrap).
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