a trap for catching birds or mammals, typically one having a noose of wire or cord
(捕捉鸟兽的)陷阱,罗网。
〈喻〉 陷阱,圈套
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seducers laid their snares for innocent provincials .诱奸者为天真的外地人设好了圈套。
【外科】 (勒除息肉和增生)勒除器。
a length of wire, gut, or hide stretched across a drumhead to produce a rattling sound
(绷在鼓面上的)响弦。
(亦作
同<Bold>SIDE DRUM</Bold>.[ORIGIN: probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch <Italic>snare</Italic> ‘harp string’.]
catch (a bird or mammal) in a snare
用罗网捕(鸟兽)。
〈喻〉 诱捕(某人),使上当
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five blackmailers were snared in a police sting .五名敲诈勒索者陷入了警方精心设计的圈套。
"late Old English