trapped

• Descreve o estado de estar preso ou impossibilitado de escapar de um lugar, situação ou sentimento.

Describes a state of being confined or unable to escape from a place, situation, or feeling.

1. Physically confinedA2formal

   Caught or confined in a place from which escape is difficult or impossible.

   Preso

   • The miners were trapped underground for three days.
   • She felt trapped in the small, windowless room.
   • The animal was trapped in a cage.

   Sinônimoscaptiveconfinedcorneredimprisoned

   Antônimosfreeliberatedunconfined

2. Emotionally or psychologically confinedB2informal

   Feeling stuck or unable to escape a difficult situation or relationship.

   Preso emocionalmente

   • He felt trapped in his dead-end job.
   • She was trapped in an unhappy marriage.
   • Many people feel trapped by their financial problems.

   Sinônimosboundconfinedconstrainedcorneredenmeshedentangledimprisonedshackledstuck

   Antônimosfreeliberatedunconfinedunrestricted

• Verbo usado para indicar a ação de capturar ou prender alguém ou algo, ou de ficar preso em uma situação difícil.

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.

   Pegar

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

   Sinônimosambushbagcapturecatchcornerensnareentrapnetseizesnare

   Antônimosfreerelease

2. Trick or deceiveB2informal

   To deceive someone into doing something or believing something false.

   Enganar

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

   Sinônimosdeceivedupeensnareentrapfoolgullhoodwinkoutwitsnaretrick

   Antônimosdisabuseenlightenundeceive

3. Prevent escapeB1formal

   To prevent someone or something from leaving a place.

   Prender

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

   Sinônimoscagecapturecatchconfinecornerensnareentrapimprisonlock inpensnare

   Antônimosfreerelease