trap

わな

動物を捕まえるための仕掛け。動物を殺すものもある。

やさしい英語で： A device used to catch an animal, sometimes killing it.

• There is a mouse in the trap.
• He set traps near the fence.
• The fox escaped from a trap.

使い方： a trap for something (We set a trap for the mouse.)

類義語： snare

よく使う表現： mouse trap, set a trap, animal trap

わな、落とし穴

人を捕らえたり、避けるべき行動へ誘ったりする策略や状況。

やさしい英語で： A trick or situation that catches someone or makes them do something they should avoid.

• The police set a trap for the thief.
• She avoided the trap of blaming everyone else.
• His friendly invitation turned out to be a trap.

使い方： fall into the trap of doing something (Do not fall into the trap of spending more than you earn.)

類義語： snare, pitfall

よく使う表現： fall into a trap, set a trap, a clever trap

排水トラップ

液体を流しながら、内部に液体をためてガスの通過を防ぐ管の部分。

やさしい英語で： A part of a pipe that holds liquid to stop gas passing through while allowing liquid to flow.

• The plumber cleaned the sink trap.
• Water in the trap stops unpleasant smells.
• A leaking trap needs replacing.

よく使う表現： sink trap, drain trap, water trap

落とし戸、床扉

主に床や天井の開口部を閉じる扉やふた。

やさしい英語で： A door or cover over an opening, often in a floor or ceiling.

• Open the trap carefully.
• A ladder led down through the trap.
• The actor disappeared through a trap in the stage.

類義語： trapdoor, hatch

よく使う表現： open the trap, close the trap, stage trap

発射装置

物を保持し、その後急に放したり飛ばしたりする装置。

やさしい英語で： A device that holds something and then suddenly lets it go.

• Load the trap with a clay target.
• The trap released the target into the air.
• They tested several traps before the shooting competition.

類義語： launcher

よく使う表現： clay pigeon trap, automatic trap, load the trap

空気だまり

管やポンプの中で、逃げ場のない空気がたまる場所。

やさしい英語で： A place in a pipe or pump where air collects because it cannot escape.

• An air trap stopped the water flow.
• The engineer found a trap inside the pipe.
• Opening the valve released air from the trap.

類義語： air pocket

よく使う表現： air trap, trap in something, remove an air trap

閉じ込める、挟む、陥れる

物理的な障害や策略で、人や物を抜け出せない状態にする。

やさしい英語で： To put someone or something in a position where they cannot get free, physically or through a trick.

• I trapped my hand in the window.
• The fire trapped several people upstairs.
• Her questions trapped him into revealing his plan.

使い方： trap someone/something in something (I trapped my finger in the door.); trap someone into doing something (They trapped him into admitting that he knew the password.)

類義語： entrap, ensnare, catch

反対語： free, release

よく使う表現： trap your finger, trap someone inside, trap someone into something

捕らえる、わなにかける

仕掛けや逃げられない状況を使って、人や動物を捕まえる。

やさしい英語で： To catch a person or animal using a device or a situation they cannot escape from.

• They trapped a mouse in the kitchen.
• The hunters trapped several foxes.
• Rescuers freed a deer trapped in a fence.

使い方： trap someone/something in something (They trapped the fox in a cage.)

類義語： catch, capture

反対語： release, free

よく使う表現： trap a mouse, trap wild animals, trap someone inside