snare
英 [sneə(r)] 美 [sner]
n. 陷阱；诱惑；圈套；勒除器 vt. 以陷阱捕获；诱惑
GRE
◉Usage Examples
(1) The rabbit struggled to escape from the snare .
(2) Their promises are a snare and a delusion.
(1) 兔子挣扎着要逃出陷阱。
(2) 他们的诺言是一种圈套，也是一种欺骗。
◉Etymology
From Middle English snare , from Old English sneare (“a string; cord”), from Proto-Germanic *snarhǭ (“a sling; loop; noose”). Cognate with Old Norse snara. Also related to German Schnur and Dutch snaar,snoer.
◉Usage notes
A snare is a trap, usually for small animals, and using a noose. Snare can also mean to trap in general or any type of trap, like the snare of a TV cliffhanger that traps you into watching again.
If writers are to be believed, we are surrounded by snares . Francis Beaumont implores us to know that “the world’s a snare.” And Hilda Doolittle asserts that “a snare is Love.” Still Soren Kierkegaard lets us know that “the truth is a snare: you cannot have it, without being caught.” Whoever is right, it seems that you can’t escape. A snare is also a type of small drum that rattles, as well as a wire loop used by surgeons.
◉Collins
1. [N-COUNT 可数名词](捕鸟或小野兽的)陷阱，罗网 A snare is a trap for catching birds or small animals. It consists of a loop of wire or rope which pulls tight around the animal.
2. [N-COUNT 可数名词]陷阱；圈套 If you describe a situation as a snare, you mean that it is a trap from which it is difficult to escape. [FORMAL 正式]
① Given data which are free from bias there are further snares to avoid in statistical work...
即使数据本身不存在偏差在统计工作中仍需要避免其他陷阱。
② Worldly success could prove a snare unless used for the good of others.
若不用于为他人谋福祉，俗世的成功到头来不过是个枷锁而已。
3. [VERB 动词]用陷阱(或罗网)捕捉 If someone snares an animal, they catch it using a snare. [V n]
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
那天早一点的时候，他设套捉了一只兔子。
4. [VERB 动词]诱…入圈套；诱惑 If someone is snared, they are caught in a trap. [be V-ed] [usu passive]
A motorcyclist was seriously injured when she was snared by a rope stretched across the road.
一个骑摩托的女子被横扯在马路上的一根绳子给绊倒了，伤势严重。
5. [VERB 动词]谋得；诱获 If someone snares something, they get it in a clever way, perhaps by deceiving people. [V n]
① Most of all I want to snare a husband...
最重要的是，我想钓得一个金龟婿。
② Possessed of such qualities, how do you bring them to the fore and snare the job?
既然具备了这些优秀素质，你该怎样把它们充分展示出来并谋得这份工作呢？