rattrap

• 名词，可指捕鼠器（捕捉老鼠的装置），也可比喻复杂、难以脱身的困境或陷阱，还可指肮脏、破旧、快要倒塌的房屋或住处。

A noun that can refer to a device for catching rats, a difficult or entangling situation, or a filthy, run-down, dilapidated building or housing.

1. Difficult entangling situationB2informal

   A problematic or complicated situation from which it is hard to escape.

   困境

   • He found himself in a financial rattrap after losing his job.
   • The legal dispute turned into a rattrap for both parties.
   • She realized the relationship was a rattrap she needed to leave.

   同义词bindentanglementfixjammessmiremorasspicklepredicamentquagmiresnaretrapweb

2. Filthy run-down housingB2informal

   A dirty, neglected, or dilapidated building or living space.

   破旧房屋

   • The apartment was a rattrap with peeling paint and broken windows.
   • They lived in a rattrap on the outskirts of the city.
   • The old hotel was a rattrap, infested with pests.

   同义词dumpfleabagholehovelpigstyshackslum

   反义词mansionpalaceshowplace

3. Trap for catching ratsA2formal

   A device designed to capture or kill rats.

   捕鼠器

   • He set a rattrap in the basement to catch the rodents.
   • The old-fashioned rattrap snapped shut when the rat touched the bait.
   • She bought a new rattrap from the hardware store.