| 词汇 | death-trap |
| 释义 | death trap noun[ Cusually singular ] uk /ˈdeθ ˌtræp/ us /ˈdeθ ˌtræp/ something that is very dangerous and could cause death: 死亡陷阱;雷区 The car he met me in was a death trap.他和我见面时开的那辆车极不安全。 Dangers and threats balefully baneful banefully black spot hang over something hazard hazardous hazardously hazmat on/under pain of deathidiom or elseidiom parlous parlously peril someone's bark is worse than his/her biteidiom tombstoning treacherously triple threat ultra-hazardous venturesome Examples of death trapdeath trap The minister of defence again warned that the plan was a deathtrap but nobody listened. It was a deathtrap in the last war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is one of the principal factors in making this spot the deathtrap that it is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That short stretch of dual carriageway is a deathtrap, because there is motorway either side. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The street itself has become a veritable deathtrap owing to the congestion of traffic. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When sold on the second-hand market, such a car could become a deathtrap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A minority of bed and breakfast accommodation, which is the lot of many who are accepted as being homeless, is a deathtrap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But the three-lane road is a deathtrap, because of the possibility of head-on collision at speed with a heavy lorry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If a fire broke out, it would be a deathtrap for the people there. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some of it is a fire risk and some a deathtrap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In order to get the best lighting it might produce what is a deathtrap for skidding, especially in wet weather. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She did not have a great deal of expertise and, six months later, she found that the vehicle was a deathtrap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I will show, by giving the figures, that it cannot be regarded as anything but a deathtrap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My constituents who live in the area are very firm that the position at the south side of the bridge is a positive deathtrap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should recognise that, in modern conditions, the life-boat has become not so much a lifeboat as a deathtrap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of death trap These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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