Word · Frequency #19167
snare
诱捕；设套捕捉
to catch or trap something, especially with a loop or snare
- 1.
To catch or hold, especially with a loop.
- 2.
To ensnare.
以陷阱捕获；诱惑
In use
The hunter snared a wild bird with a thin wire loop.
Her speech snared the listeners' attention from the very beginning.
The museum is snaring more visitors with its new exhibit.
snare + noun
The hunter snared a rabbit.
猎人用陷阱捕获了一只兔子。
snare sb/sth in/into sth
常用于被动结构
He was snared into a fraudulent investment scheme.
他被诱骗进一个欺诈性投资计划。
snare sb with sth
The company snared customers with low introductory prices.
那家公司用低价促销吸引顾客。
Verb forms
base snare · third person snares · -ing snaring · past snared · past participle snared
Common mistakes
The hunter snared successfully.The hunter snared a rabbit successfully.
动词 snare 是及物动词，后面必须跟宾语，不能单独使用。
She snared him to marry her.She snared him into marrying her.
表达‘诱使某人做某事’时，应使用 snare sb. into doing sth. 结构，而非 snare sb. to do sth.。
Connections
Collocations
- snare prey
- 诱捕猎物
- The trapper snared prey in the woods.捕兽者在树林里诱捕到了猎物。
- snare a deal
- 谈成一笔交易
- The sales team snared a deal with a major client.销售团队与一个大客户谈成了一笔交易。
- snare a job
- 谋得一份工作
- She snared a job at a prestigious law firm.她在一家知名律师事务所谋得一份工作。
- snare attention
- 吸引注意力
- The startling headline snared the attention of commuters.这个惊人的标题吸引了通勤者的注意。
- snare victims
- 诱骗受害者
- Phishing emails snare thousands of victims every year.钓鱼邮件每年诱骗成千上万的受害者。
- snare someone into
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一条蛇（sn-）悄悄绕成圈套（snare=陷阱），猎物一踏入就被绳圈拴住。
Context & Register
语域：m 常见场景：野生动物保护或狩猎、新闻报道或日常口语 作动词时，字面义“用套索捕捉”通常用于野生动物保护或狩猎场景；比喻义“设法获得、争取到”则比较常见于新闻报道或日常口语中，两者都很常见。
Grammar Note
通常接名词或代词作宾语。
Pronunciation & Spelling
snare 读 /snɛr/，与 bare、care、dare、fare、share、stare 押韵，都发 /ɛr/。这些词拼写上都含 -are，注意这里的 -are 读 /ɛr/，不要按字母读音读成 /ɑr/。要小心形近词 snake /sneɪk/ 和 snarl /snɑrl/，它们拼写相似但发音不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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。
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