trap
/træp/noun
उच्चारण ट्रैप
जाल, फंदा
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a piece of equipment for catching animals; a clever plan designed to trick somebody; an unpleasant situation from which it is hard to escape
जाल, फंदा
- a mouse trap
- a debt trap
- The farmer set a trap to catch the rats.
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- The email was a trap to steal people's bank details.
- Many poor families fall into the debt trap.
- The detective set a trap for the thief.
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[T]
to keep somebody in a dangerous place or bad situation that they want to get out of but cannot; to catch an animal in a trap; to trick somebody
फँसाना
- Miners were trapped underground.
- Heavy snow trapped hundreds of trucks on the highway.
- Rescuers reached the people trapped in the lift.
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- Heavy traffic trapped us on the bridge for two hours.
- The hunter trapped the fox in his net.
- The salesman tried to trap customers into signing the form.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
fall / walk into a trap
Use into with fall or walk because you move inside the trap. The noun is a countable.
Fall या walk के साथ 'into' आता है क्योंकि आप जाल के भीतर पहुँचते हैं। Noun 'trap' countable है।
- The thief fell into the police trap.
- Radhika walked straight into the quiz master's trap.
set / lay a trap (for)
Set or lay a trap is the usual verb phrase; for names the target.
'Set' या 'lay a trap' सामान्य verb phrase है; लक्ष्य के लिए 'for' आता है।
- The villagers set a trap for the fox.
- The police laid a trap for the smugglers.
be trapped + in / under / by
As a verb, trap is common in the passive: in a place, under something, or by a danger.
क्रिया के रूप में 'trap' प्रायः passive में आता है: स्थान में 'in', किसी वस्तु के नीचे 'under', या ख़तरे से 'by'.
- Ten workers were trapped in the mine.
- The car was trapped under the fallen tree.
trap + somebody + into + -ing
To trick somebody into doing something use trap into plus an -ing form.
किसी को धोखे से कुछ करवाने के लिए 'trap into' के बाद -ing रूप आता है।
- The caller tried to trap her into revealing her password.
trap as a figurative noun
A trap can be a difficult situation or a hidden danger, as in a poverty trap or tourist trap.
'Trap' कठिन स्थिति या छिपा ख़तरा भी हो सकता है, जैसे poverty trap या tourist trap.
- Poverty can become a trap for generations.
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verb + trap
setlayfall intowalk intospringavoid
- Don't fall into the trap of comparing your marks with everyone's.
noun + trap
mousedeathspeedpovertytouristbooby
- The old building was a death trap in a fire.
adjective + trap
cleverdeadlyhiddencruelbaited
- It was a clever trap and the guard never suspected it.
trapped + in / under
in the liftin the floodunder the rubblein trafficin an unhappy marriage
- Passengers were trapped in the lift for an hour.
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- A cat sat near the mouse trap, waiting patiently.
बिल्ली चूहेदानी के पास धैर्य से बैठी प्रतीक्षा कर रही थी।
- The rescue team freed the climbers who were trapped by the snow.
बचाव दल ने बर्फ़ में फँसे पर्वतारोहियों को निकाल लिया।
- He realised too late that the offer was a trap.
उसे बहुत देर से समझ आया कि वह प्रस्ताव एक जाल था।
- Hunters trap animals for their fur in some countries.
कुछ देशों में शिकारी खाल के लिए जानवरों को जाल में फँसाते हैं।
- The question in the paper was a trap for careless readers.
प्रश्नपत्र का वह प्रश्न असावधान पाठकों के लिए जाल था।
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✗ The deer fell in the trap.
✓ The deer fell into the trap.
Fall takes into when something moves inside a trap.
जब कोई चीज़ जाल के भीतर जाती है तो 'fall' के साथ 'into' आता है।
✗ She trapped him for giving the wrong answer.
✓ She trapped him into giving the wrong answer.
Trap into + -ing means to trick somebody into doing something.
'Trap into + -ing' का अर्थ किसी को धोखे से कुछ करवाना है।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
These nouns all mean a way of catching or tricking, but they differ in what is caught.
ये सभी noun पकड़ने या धोखा देने का तरीका बताते हैं, पर पकड़ी जाने वाली चीज़ में भिन्न हैं।
A device or plan to catch an animal or trick a person.
जानवर को पकड़ने या व्यक्ति को धोखा देने का साधन या योजना।
- He set a trap for the rats.
A trap with a loop, usually for small animals.
फंदे वाला जाल, प्रायः छोटे जानवरों के लिए।
- The rabbit was caught in a snare.
A surprise attack from a hidden place.
छिपे स्थान से अचानक किया गया हमला।
- The convoy was caught in an ambush.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the catch words together: trap, snare (a trap for small animals), net, ensnare, entrap (trick somebody into doing something wrong), ambush (a surprise attack from a hidden place).
पकड़ने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: trap, snare (छोटे जानवरों का फंदा), net, ensnare, entrap (किसी को गलत काम में फँसाना), ambush (छिपकर अचानक हमला, घात)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Fall into a trap, set a trap, debt trap (a situation where a person or country cannot repay loans), poverty trap, honey trap.
Collocations: fall into a trap, set a trap, debt trap (ऐसी स्थिति जहाँ व्यक्ति या देश ऋण न चुका सके, ऋण-जाल), poverty trap, honey trap।