Word · Frequency #22126
entrap
诱捕；使落入陷阱
To catch in a trap or snare.
- 1.
To catch in a trap or snare.
诱捕；使落入陷阱。
- 2.
To lure (someone), either into a dangerous situation, or into performing an illegal act.
引诱(某人)陷入危险境地或从事非法行为。
诱使（某人）陷入危险或违法；诱骗；诱捕；使落入陷阱。；引诱(某人)陷入危险境地或从事非法行为。；骗入；诱捕
In use
His kindness was so genuine that no one suspected he was trying to entrap her.
The addictive algorithm entraps users into endless scrolling.
The scammer was caught entrapping elderly people into fraudulent investments.
entrap sb
The police entrapped the drug dealer.
警方诱捕了毒贩。
entrap sb into doing sth
They entrapped him into revealing the secret.
他们诱使他泄露了秘密。
entrap sb in sth
Connections
Collocations
- entrap prey
- 诱捕猎物
- The spider uses its sticky web to entrap prey.蜘蛛用黏性蛛网诱捕猎物。
- entrap someone into doing something
- 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。
- entrap a suspect
- 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。
- become entrapped in something
- 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。
Synonyms
- trap
- 设陷阱捕捉；使陷于困境 · trap 是最通用、口语化的动词，可指具体设陷阱或使人陷入困境，适用面比 entrap 广。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
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。
Context & Register
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。
Grammar Note
常用于被动语态或描述诱骗行为
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /-æp/ 结尾，与 entrap 的重读部分 -træp 押韵：trap、wrap、map、cap、snap、clap。注意 wrap 中的 w 不发音，但它仍发 /ræp/，与 -ap 押韵。要当心形近但发音不同的词：tape /teɪp/、cape /keɪp/、nape /neɪp/ 等，末尾加不发音的 e 会使元音变成长 A，它们与 entrap 不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.