"mousetrap" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 捕鼠器

Definition

用來捕捉或殺死老鼠的裝置。有時“mousetrap”也可指用來設計陷阱讓人上當的詭計。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

日常多為字面義，也可作比喻用於陷阱或圈套。常見用法有“設捕鼠器”等。

Examples

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

我在廚房放了一個**捕鼠器**來抓老鼠。

The mousetrap snapped shut.

**捕鼠器**啪的一聲合上了。

Please check the mousetrap every morning.

請每天早上檢查一下**捕鼠器**。

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

那是一個很巧妙的**捕鼠器**，但老鼠還是逃掉了。

She warned me that the offer was actually a mousetrap.

她提醒我那個提議其實是個**陷阱**。

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

你不用複雜的**捕鼠器**，簡單的就可以用了。