单词
snare
英 [sne?]
美[sn?r]
基本信息
- n. 陷阱；圈套；[外科] 勒除器
- vt. 捕捉；诱惑
低频词CET6+TEM8GRE扩展词汇
词态变化
复数:?snares;第三人称单数:?snares;过去式:?snared;过去分词:?snared;现在分词:?snaring;
助记提示
1. 谐音“是猎饵”-----是捕猎动物的诱饵、圈套。
中文词源
snare 陷阱，罗网，圈套
来自古诺斯语 snara,网，捕鸟网，来自 Proto-Germanic*snarkho,网，来自 PIE*sne,编织，织造， 词源同 snood,needle,net.引申比喻义陷阱，罗网，圈套等。
英文词源
- snare (n.1)
- "noose for catching animals," late Old English, from a Scandinavian source such as Old Norse snara "noose, snare," related to soenri "twisted rope," from Proto-Germanic *snarkho (cognates: Middle Dutch snare, Dutch snaar, Old High German snare, German Schnur "noose, cord," Old English snear "a string, cord"). Figuratively from c. 1300.
- snare (n.2)
- "string across a drum," 1680s, probably from Dutch snaar "string," from same source as snare (n.1). From 1938 as short for snare-drum (1873).
- snare (v.)
- late 14c., "to ensnare," from snare (n.1). Related: Snared; snaring.
双语例句
- 1. Most of all I want to snare a husband.
- 最重要的是，我想钓得一个金龟婿。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. to snare a rabbit
- 套兔子
来自《权威词典》
- 3. I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.
- 我曾常用罗网捕捉麻雀等小鸟.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A fox is not taken twice in the same snare.
- 上当只有一回.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
- 5. His promises are a snare.
- 他的诺言是一种圈套.
来自《简明英汉词典》