1. (捕鳥(niǎo)或小野獸的)陷阱,羅網(wǎng) A snare is a trap for catching birds or small animals. It consists of a loop of wire or rope which pulls tight around the animal.
2. 陷阱;圈套 If you describe a situation as a snare, you mean that it is a trap from which it is difficult to escape.
e.g. Given data which are free from bias there are further snares to avoid in statistical work... 即使數據本身不存在偏差在統計工作中仍需要避免其他陷阱。 e.g. Worldly success could prove a snare unless used for the good of others. 若不用于為他人謀福祉,俗世的成功到頭來(lái)不過(guò)是個(gè)枷鎖而已。
3. 用陷阱(或羅網(wǎng))捕捉 If someone snares an animal, they catch it using a snare.
e.g. He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day. 那天早一點(diǎn)的時(shí)候,他設套捉了一只兔子。
4. 誘…入圈套;誘惑 If someone is snared, they are caught in a trap.
e.g. A motorcyclist was seriously injured when she was snared by a rope stretched across the road. 一個(gè)騎摩托的女子被橫扯在馬路上的一根繩子給絆倒了,傷勢嚴重。
5. 謀得;誘獲 If someone snares something, they get it in a clever way, perhaps by deceiving people.
e.g. Most of all I want to snare a husband... 最重要的是,我想釣得一個(gè)金龜婿。 e.g. Possessed of such qualities, how do you bring them to the fore and snare the job? 既然具備了這些優(yōu)秀素質(zhì),你該怎樣把它們充分展示出來(lái)并謀得這份工作呢?
snare英英釋義
noun
1. a trap for birds or small mammals often has a slip noose
Synonym: ginnoose
2. strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
3. a surgical instrument consisting of wire hoop that can be drawn tight around the base of polyps or small tumors to sever them used especially in body cavities
4. a small drum with two heads and a snare stretched across the lower head
Synonym: snare drumside drum
5. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
e.g. the exam was full of trap questions it was all a snare and delusion
Synonym: trap
verb
1. entice and trap
e.g. The car salesman had snared three potential customers