"mousetrap" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 捕鼠器

Definition

用来捕捉或杀死老鼠的装置。有时“mousetrap”也可以指用来设圈套让人上当的诡计。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

日常使用时为字面意思，也可比喻让人上当的圈套。常用搭配有“放置捕鼠器”等。

Examples

I put a mousetrap in the kitchen to catch the mouse.

我在厨房放了一个**捕鼠器**来捉老鼠。

The mousetrap snapped shut.

**捕鼠器**啪的一声合上了。

Please check the mousetrap every morning.

请每天早上检查一下**捕鼠器**。

It was a clever mousetrap, but the mouse escaped anyway.

那是个很巧妙的**捕鼠器**，但老鼠还是逃脱了。

She warned me that the offer was actually a mousetrap.

她提醒我那个提议其实是一个**圈套**。

You don’t need a fancy mousetrap, just something simple will work.

你不用复杂的**捕鼠器**，简单点就行了。