trap Význam & definícia

Význam trap v slovenčine

• 0 a device or hole for catching animals or people and preventing their escape:

  • The fox got its foot caught in a trap.

  • The undercover agents went to the rendezvous knowing that it might be a trap.

  • She's too smart to fall into the trap of working without pay.

• 1 a mouth:

  • Oh, shut your trap (= stop talking) - I don't want to hear it anymore!

  • It's a secret, so keep your trap shut (= don't say anything about it).

• 2 a light carriage with two wheels pulled by a horse, used especially in the past

• 3 to catch an animal in a trap:

  • She survived in the wilderness by eating berries and trapping small animals and birds.

  • A greenhouse stays warm because the glass traps the heat of the sun.

  • The two men died when they were trapped in a burning building.

  • Fire officers used cutting equipment to free his legs, which were trapped under a steel beam.

  • figurative Jack left the job after ten years because he was beginning to feel trapped.

  • In his book, Holden speculates that Shakespeare was an unfaithful husband who was trapped into marriage.

  • She had been trapped into saying something she did not mean.

  • In training, we get players to practise trapping the ball from awkward angles.

• 4 a device or hole for catching and holding things:

  • A bear was caught in the trap.

  • Simply by answering the letter, Robin had fallen into a trap.

• 5 a mouth:

  • Oh, shut your trap!