1、trap
設(shè)陷阱捕捉
The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds.
當(dāng)?shù)鼐用襁^(guò)去被鼓勵(lì)設(shè)捕捉器捕殺這種鳥(niǎo)。
圈套;詭計(jì);騙局
He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap
他察覺(jué)到警方設(shè)了圈套以后就沒(méi)有如約會(huì)面。
He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.
他試圖判斷那個(gè)問(wèn)題是不是個(gè)套。
誘騙;使上當(dāng);使中計(jì)
Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?
你剛才是想誘使她供認(rèn)嗎?
She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.
她騙他騙得如此干凈利落,他恨不得給她一記耳光。
誘捕;抓捕
The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game.
警方知道要捉到兇手必須將計(jì)就計(jì)。
The couple set up a 24-hour security camera to trap the vandal scratching their car.
夫婦倆裝了個(gè) 24 小時(shí)監(jiān)控?cái)z像頭,想要抓住故意劃壞他們車(chē)子的家伙。
2、complicate
使難以理解;使復(fù)雜化
What complicates the issue is the burden of history.
歷史的重負(fù)使問(wèn)題復(fù)雜化了。
The day's events, he said, would only complicate the task of the peacekeeping forces.
他說(shuō)白天發(fā)生的事件只會(huì)使維和部隊(duì)的任務(wù)更為復(fù)雜。
3、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的貓跑上前來(lái),在他們腿上蹭來(lái)蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前說(shuō):“快點(diǎn),約翰。”
被提及;被討論
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在與客人喝餐前酒的時(shí)候,有人提到了這個(gè)話(huà)題。
Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.
珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。
即將發(fā)生;即將到來(lái)
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常規(guī)劃,這樣一旦發(fā)生大事,才能夠從容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我們的確將要進(jìn)行選舉。
突然發(fā)生
I was delayed — something came up at home.
我耽擱了些時(shí)候——家里出了點(diǎn)事。
Other projects came up and the emphasis of my work altered.
突然來(lái)了一些其他的項(xiàng)目,我的工作重點(diǎn)便轉(zhuǎn)移了。