entrap
verb [often passive]- entrap somebody/something (formal)
to put or catch somebody/something in a place or situation from which they cannot escape synonym trap使入陷阱(或圈套、困境等) She felt entrapped by her family’s expectations. 她觉得被家人的期望所束缚。
- entrap somebody (into doing something) (
law )法律 to trick somebody, and encourage them to do something, especially to commit a crime, so that they can be arrested for it 诱捕;诱骗
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Old French entraper, from en- ‘in’ + trappe ‘a trap’.