trap

• اسم يدل على جهاز أو وسيلة أو موقف يُقصد به الإيقاع بشخص أو حيوان أو إمساكه أو خداعه. ويشمل المعنى الحسي كالفخ الذي يُنصب للحيوانات، والمعنى المجازي كالمكيدة أو الحيلة التي يُوقَع بها الإنسان.

A noun referring to a device or situation designed to catch, ensnare, or deceive someone or something.

1. Device for catching animalsA2formal

   A device or contraption designed to catch or hold animals.

   فخ

   • The hunter set a trap for the rabbit.
   • The mouse was caught in a trap.
   • They used a trap to capture the wild boar.

   المرادفاتginnetpitfallsnare

2. Deceptive situationB1formal

   A situation or trick intended to deceive or catch someone.

   فخ

   • The police set a trap to catch the thief.
   • He walked right into the trap she had laid.
   • The offer was a trap to get him to reveal his secrets.

   المرادفاتambushdeceptionpitfallployrusesetupsnaretrick

3. Unavoidable problemB2informal

   A difficult or unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape.

   مأزق

   • He found himself in a financial trap with too much debt.
   • The company fell into the trap of relying on one client.
   • She was caught in a trap of her own making.

   المرادفاتbindcornerdilemmafixholejammesspicklepredicamentquandary

• فعل يدل على الإمساك بشخص أو شيء أو حصاره أو إيقاعه في مأزق، أو على وقوع الشخص نفسه في موقف صعب لا يستطيع الخروج منه.

A verb used to indicate the act of catching or confining someone or something, or of being caught in a difficult situation.

1. Catch or captureB1formal

   To catch or hold someone or something in a confined space or device.

   احتجاز

   • The hunters trapped the fox in the forest.
   • She trapped the mouse under a bowl.
   • They trapped the criminal in a dead-end alley.

   المرادفاتambushbagcapturecatchcornerensnareentrapnetseizesnare

   الأضدادfreerelease

2. Trick or deceiveB2informal

   To deceive someone into doing something or believing something false.

   خدع

   • He trapped her into admitting the truth.
   • The scammer trapped the victim with a fake email.
   • She felt trapped by his lies.

   المرادفاتdeceivedupeensnareentrapfoolgullhoodwinkoutwitsnaretrick

   الأضدادdisabuseenlightenundeceive

3. Prevent escapeB1formal

   To prevent someone or something from leaving a place.

   حبس

   • The firefighters trapped the fire in the building.
   • The snowstorm trapped them in their car for hours.
   • The debris trapped the miners underground.

   المرادفاتcagecapturecatchconfinecornerensnareentrapimprisonlock inpensnare

   الأضدادfreerelease