a device used for catching small animals and birds, especially one that holds their leg so that they cannot escape （捕鸟、兽的）陷阱，罗网，套子 The rabbit’s foot was caught in a snare. 套索把兔子的脚套住了。
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a situation which seems attractive but is unpleasant and difficult to escape from 陷阱；圈套；骗局 City life can be full of snares for young people. 对于年轻人来说，城市生活充满了陷阱。
the metal strings that are stretched across the bottom of a snare drum （绷在小鼓下鼓皮的）响弦
Word Originlate Old English sneare, from Old Norse snara. Sense (3) is probably from Middle Low German, Middle Dutch snare ‘harp string’.