traps
[tr?ps]
- n. [計] 陷阱；圈套（trap的復數形式）；手提行李；隨身用物品
英文詞源
- traps (n.1)
- "expanse of dark igneous rock," 1794, from Swedish trapp (Torbern Bergman, 1766), from trappa "stair," related to Middle Low German trappe "staircase" (see trap (n.)). So called from the step-like appearance of the rock.
- traps (n.2)
- "drums, cymbals, bells, etc.," 1925, from earlier trap drummer (1903) "street musician who plays a drum and several other instruments at once," perhaps from traps "belongings" (1813), shortened form of trappings.
雙語例句
- 1. Wool traps your body heat, keeping the chill at bay.
- 毛織品能夠保暖御寒。
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- 2. They dug trenches in their path and set booby traps.
- 他們在小路上挖深溝設餌雷。
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- 3. Badly-built kit cars can be death traps.
- 質量低劣的組裝車可能會有安全隱患。
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- 4. Police were checking the area for booby traps.
- 警察在這個地區探測餌雷。
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- 5. The stock market is full of traps for the unwary.
- 對無風險意識的人而言，股票市場充滿了陷阱。
來自《權威詞典》