snares

英 [sneəz]

美 [snerz]

n.  (捕鸟、兽的)陷阱，罗网，套子; 陷阱; 圈套; 骗局; (绷在小鼓下鼓皮的)响弦
v.  设陷阱(或罗网、套子)捕捉
snare的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• (捕鸟或小野兽的)陷阱，罗网
  Asnareis a trap for catching birds or small animals. It consists of a loop of wire or rope which pulls tight around the animal.
• N-COUNT 陷阱;圈套
  If you describe a situation as asnare, you mean that it is a trap from which it is difficult to escape.
  1. Given data which are free from bias there are further snares to avoid in statistical work...
     即使数据本身不存在偏差在统计工作中仍需要避免其他陷阱。
  2. Worldly success could prove a snare unless used for the good of others.
     若不用于为他人谋福祉，俗世的成功到头来不过是个枷锁而已。
• VERB 用陷阱(或罗网)捕捉
  If someonesnaresan animal, they catch it using a snare.
  1. He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
     那天早一点的时候，他设套捉了一只兔子。
• VERB 诱…入圈套;诱惑
  If someoneis snared, they are caught in a trap.
  1. A motorcyclist was seriously injured when she was snared by a rope stretched across the road.
     一个骑摩托的女子被横扯在马路上的一根绳子给绊倒了，伤势严重。
• VERB 谋得;诱获
  If someonesnaressomething, they get it in a clever way, perhaps by deceiving people.
  1. Most of all I want to snare a husband...
     最重要的是，我想钓得一个金龟婿。
  2. Possessed of such qualities, how do you bring them to the fore and snare the job?
     既然具备了这些优秀素质，你该怎样把它们充分展示出来并谋得这份工作呢？

双语例句

• He shoots rabbits and he sets snares for them.
  他射杀兔子，也安放陷阱。
• As covetousness is the root of all evil, so poverty is the worst of all snares.
  正如贪婪是万恶之源一样，贫穷是最坏的陷阱。
• Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, from the traps set by evildoers.
  求你保护我脱离恶人为我设的网罗，和作孽之人的圈套。
• The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, turning a man from the snares of death.
  敬畏耶和华的，就是生命的泉源，可以使人离开死亡的网罗。
• She lacked experience in life, so she fell into the snares of that scoundrel.
  她缺乏生活经验，落入了那坏蛋的圈套。
• His choice had been to stay in the deep dark water far out beyond all snares and traps and treacheries.
  它选择的是待在黑暗的深水里，远远地避开一切圈套、罗网和诡计。
• There are two snares involved in extending metaphors, one for the user and one for the designer.
  扩充隐喻有两大陷阱，一个针对用户；另一个针对设计师。
• To supplement the inadequate supply of noodles she could carry, Marquis brought a slingshot, a blow gun, some wire to make snares and a net for catching insects.
  由于无法携带足量的面条补给，马奎斯还携带了一把弹弓、一把吹枪、几条用以制作陷阱、罗网捕捉昆虫的金属线。
• He really believes they can drive wild animals into pits or get them to step into snares.
  实际上他相信他们能把野兽赶进坑内或使它们踏进陷阱。
• To free Latin America from the snares of foreign concessionaires and bankers, he proposed a farsighted plan.
  为使拉丁美洲不致陷入外国特许权所有人和银行家的圈套，他提出了一个先见之明的计划。