"firetrap" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 火灾隐患建筑
• 极度危险的房屋

Definition

一个非常不安全的建筑或空间，很容易发生火灾，且发生火灾时难以逃生。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于非正式用语，用来批评老旧或维护不善的建筑，多在新闻和公共安全语境中出现。不是正式术语。

Examples

That old hotel is a firetrap.

那家老旅馆是个**火灾隐患建筑**。

Many factories used to be firetraps before new laws.

在新法规实施前，许多工厂都是**火灾隐患建筑**。

The school became a firetrap after years without repairs.

多年未维修后，这所学校成了**火灾隐患建筑**。

Tenants are upset because they're living in a firetrap with no alarms.

租户们很生气，因为他们住在一个没有警报器的**火灾隐患建筑**里。

The inspector called the warehouse a classic firetrap and ordered it shut down.

检查员称该仓库是典型的**火灾隐患建筑**，并下令关闭。

If you ask me, that apartment block is a total firetrap.

如果你问我，那栋公寓大楼绝对是个**火灾隐患建筑**。