"rattrap" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 捕鼠器

Definition

捕鼠器是一種用來捕捉或殺死老鼠的裝置。也可比喻指令人不快、破舊或難以擺脫的地方或處境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Rattrap” 多用于字面意义指捕鼠器，英式英语中也可指破旧、脏乱或难以脱离的地方，但这个比喻用法并不常见。常见搭配有 “set a rattrap”、“live in a rattrap”。

Examples

He set a rattrap in the kitchen to catch the mice.

他在厨房放了一个**捕鼠器**来抓老鼠。

The old house was full of rattraps.

那栋老房子里满是**捕鼠器**。

The rattrap caught a big rat last night.

**捕鼠器**昨晚抓到了一只大老鼠。

After his job loss, his apartment felt like a rattrap he couldn't escape.

失业后，他的公寓感觉像一个他无法逃脱的**捕鼠器**。

The little shop was such a rattrap, dark and cluttered and hard to breathe in.

那家小商店就像个**捕鼠器**，又黑又乱，令人几乎喘不过气。

Sometimes, life can feel like a rattrap when things keep going wrong.

有时候，生活就像个**捕鼠器**，事情总是不顺利。