snare

• n. 陷阱；圈套；[外科] 勒除器
• vt. 捕捉；誘惑

來自古諾斯語 snara,網，捕鳥網，來自 Proto-Germanic*snarkho,網，來自 PIE*sne,編織，織造， 詞源同 snood,needle,net.引申比喻義陷阱，羅網，圈套等。

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.

1. Most of all I want to snare a husband.

最重要的是，我想釣得一個金龜婿。

來自柯林斯例句

2. to snare a rabbit

套兔子

來自《權威詞典》

3. I used to snare small birds such as sparrows.

我曾常用羅網捕捉麻雀等小鳥.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. A fox is not taken twice in the same snare.

上當隻有一回.

來自《現代漢英綜合大詞典》

5. His promises are a snare.

他的諾言是一種圈套.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》