trap

Compared meaning: a device for catching an animal or person (noun).

比较义项：捕捉人或动物的装置、陷阱（名词）。

• trap 本词

  The general, everyday word for any device or trick that catches a person or animal; neutral in tone and used widely, including compounds like mousetrap or figurative traps for people.

  trap是最常见、最通用的词，指任何用来捕捉人或动物的装置或诡计，语气中性，也常用于mousetrap（捕鼠器）之类的复合词，还可比喻用于捕捉人。

  The mouse got caught in a small trap under the sink.

  那只老鼠被水槽下面的一个小陷阱困住了。

• snare

  A trap made of a loop of wire or cord that tightens around an animal; a more specific, slightly literary word tied to hunting or poaching small game.

  snare特指用金属丝或绳索做成的活套式陷阱，专门用来套住动物；用词更具体，略带书面色彩，常与猎人或偷猎者捕捉小动物有关。

  The poacher used a wire snare to catch rabbits in the woods.

  那个偷猎者用金属丝套子在树林里捕捉兔子。

Trap and snare both name a device for catching an animal or person. Trap is the general, everyday word, used widely and even figuratively, like a trap for people. Snare is a wire or cord loop that tightens, tied to hunting small animals.

这两个词都表示用来捕捉动物（或人）的装置，意思相近，但trap是最常用的通用词，可以指任何捕捉装置，甚至比喻用于捕捉人；snare则特指用金属丝或绳索做成的活套式陷阱，多与猎人或偷猎者捕捉小动物有关。这里不比较snare作“诱惑”讲的意思。