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entrap sb
The police entrapped the drug dealer.
警方诱捕了毒贩。
诱捕；使落入陷阱
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诱捕；使落入陷阱
To catch in a trap or snare.
The police entrapped the drug dealer.
警方诱捕了毒贩。
诱捕；使落入陷阱。
To catch in a trap or snare.
引诱(某人)陷入危险境地或从事非法行为。
To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
entrap
Base
原形
entraps
3rd person
第三人称单数
entrapping
-ing
现在分词
entrapped
Past
过去式
entrapped
Past participle
过去分词
The police entrap criminals during sting operations.
警方在诱捕行动中诱捕罪犯。
The detective entrapped the suspect last night.
侦探昨晚诱捕了嫌疑人。
Undercover agents are entrapping drug dealers right now.
卧底特工此刻正在诱捕毒贩。
规则动词，但拼写时双写p。
His kindness was so genuine that no one suspected he was trying to entrap her.
他的好意如此真诚，没人怀疑他正试图诱骗她。
The addictive algorithm entraps users into endless scrolling.
这种令人上瘾的算法使用户陷入无休止的滑动中。
The scammer was caught entrapping elderly people into fraudulent investments.
那个骗子被抓获时正在诱骗老年人进行欺诈性投资。
The police entrapped the drug dealer.
警方诱捕了毒贩。
They entrapped him into revealing the secret.
他们诱使他泄露了秘密。
The corrupt system entraps many innocent people in a cycle of debt.
腐败的系统使许多无辜者陷入债务循环。
Not this
The hunter entraped the fox.
Use this
The hunter entrapped the fox.
动词entrap的过去式应双写p再加ed，而不是只加d。
Not this
The police tried to entrap the suspect to admit the crime.
Use this
The police tried to entrap the suspect into admitting the crime.
entrap sb into doing sth是一个固定搭配，表示诱使某人做某事，而不用不定式to do。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
诱捕猎物
The spider uses its sticky web to entrap prey.
蜘蛛用黏性蛛网诱捕猎物。
设局诱使某人做某事（尤指违法或危险的事）
The undercover officer tried to entrap him into selling drugs.
这名卧底警察试图设局诱使他贩卖毒品。
设局诱捕嫌疑人
The lawyer claimed the detectives had entrapped the suspect.
律师声称侦探们设局诱捕了嫌疑人。
被困在某物中；陷入某物中
Many marine animals become entrapped in plastic waste.
许多海洋动物被困在塑料垃圾中。
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记忆联想：en-（进入）+ trap（陷阱），诱使某人进入陷阱或圈套，从而落入危险或违法境地。
语域：formal 常见场景：法律语境、正式书面语、文学描写 ‘entrap’ 属于正式用词，多用于法律、书面或文学语境，表示‘诱捕’或‘诱使（某人）做坏事’；日常口语中更常说 trap 或 lure。
常用于被动语态或描述诱骗行为
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