snare

snare
noun
  1. a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord
    (捕捉鸟兽的)陷阱,罗网
    ■(figurative)a thing likely to lure or tempt someone into harm or error
    (喻)陷阱,圈套
    seducers laid their snares for innocent provincials.
    诱奸者为天真的外地人设好了圈套。
    ■(Surgery)a wire loop for severing polyps or other growths
    (外科)(勒除息肉和增生)勒除器
  2. a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound
    (绷在鼓面上的)响弦
    Middle Dutch
    ■(亦作snare drum). another term forside drum
    同side drum
verb
  1. [with obj.]catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare
    用罗网捕(鸟兽)
    ■(figurative)catch or trap (someone)
    (喻)诱捕(某人),使上当
    five blackmailers were snared in a police sting.
    五个勒索者陷入了警察精心设计的圈套。
派生
snarer
noun
语源
  1. late Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara
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