词组 | trap |
释义 | trap Theme: LOCATION - UNDESIRABLE n. a low place; a dive.I want out of this trap!This trap is a mess. Clean it up! Theme: MOUTH n. the mouth. (Crude.)Shut your trap!Put this in your trap and chew it up. booby trap 1. n. a concealed trap. (Both literal and figurative.) This clause in the contract is a real booby trap. Let's rewrite it.Some kind of booby trap in the warehouse kept the robber from getting away. 2. tr. to install a concealed trap in a place. (Usually booby-trap.) The agents booby-trapped the cellar.They booby-trapped the elevator so it turned into a cell if you didn't know the code to open the door. trap 1. noun 1 the mouth UK, 1776. 2 a police officer. Now only historical AUSTRALIA, 1812. 3 a prostitute's earnings. A shortened form of TRAP MONEY US, 1973. 4 an electronic device that records the originating telephone number of all incoming calls. A term and practice made obsolete with the advent of the 'caller ID' feature on telephones in the late 1990s US, 1991. 5 a hiding place for illegal drugs US, 1967. 6 a residence US, 1957. 7 a timing light at the finish line of a drag race US, 1970. 8 in poker, a deceptive bet US, 1979 2. verb 1 to have success attracting members of the opposite sex. Royal Navy slang UK, 1989. 2 to install an electronic trap on a telephone line US, 1996. 3 to land safely and accurately on an aircraft carrier US, 1991 trap1. n. the mouth. (Crude.) Put this in your trap and chew it up. 2. n. a low place; a dive. This trap is a mess. Clean it up!
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