"mousetraps" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 捕鼠器

Definition

专门用来捕捉或杀死老鼠的装置，通常放在老鼠常出没的地方。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常指传统弹簧式捕鼠器，也可以指现代人道型捕鼠器。除了字面意，也常比喻难以逃脱的陷阱。

Examples

We put mousetraps in the kitchen to stop the mice.

我们在厨房放了**捕鼠器**来阻止老鼠。

There are three mousetraps under the table.

桌子下面有三个**捕鼠器**。

Be careful where you step, there are mousetraps on the floor.

小心脚下，地上有**捕鼠器**。

We had to try different mousetraps because the mice were too clever.

我们得换几种**捕鼠器**，老鼠太聪明了。

All the mousetraps we set last night were empty this morning.

我们昨晚放的所有**捕鼠器**今天早上都是空的。

He built his own mousetraps from scraps in the garage.

他用车库里的废料自制了**捕鼠器**。