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Mousetraps Meaning in English

word · lemma: mousetrap

ˈmaʊˌstɹæp
MOWS-trap
mˈaʊsɪtɹˌæps
MOWS-it-raps

释义

Devices designed to catch or kill mice, typically small mechanical traps placed where mice are likely to go.

用法与细微差别

Usually refers to classic spring-loaded traps, but can also mean modern humane traps. Used literally for pests, and sometimes metaphorically for clever tricks. Common phrase: 'like a mousetrap' (something hard to escape).

例句

We put mousetraps in the kitchen to stop the mice.

basic

There are three mousetraps under the table.

basic

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

basic

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

natural

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

natural

He built his own mousetraps from scraps in the garage.

natural