trap
US /træp/
・UK /træp/
A2
noun
- Device used for catching animals
- Vehicle pulled by a single horse
- Area or hazard on a golf course
- Someone's mouth
- Uncomfortable event that is hard to escape
verb
- To use a device to catch animals or people
- To hold, e.g. a nerve, so that it cannot move
- To catch or prevent someone from escaping
- To trick someone
- To put into a situation you can't escape from
Examples
It is easy to fall into the trap of taking out a loan you cannot afford.
Slow down?there are speed traps along this stretch of road.