bẫy lồng
Definition
- Noun:
- A cage trap: A device for catching animals, typically consisting of a cage with a door that closes when an animal enters to take bait.
- A snare, a trap (general): Can refer more broadly to a trap or snare mechanism.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Người thợ săn đặt một cái bẫy lồng trong rừng để bắt cáo. (The hunter set a cage trap in the forest to catch a fox.)
- Con chuột đã bị mắc kẹt trong bẫy lồng. (The mouse got trapped in the cage trap.)
Advanced Usage
- "giăng/sập bẫy lồng": to set/set off a cage trap.
- Họ giăng bẫy lồng quanh khu vườn để bảo vệ cây trồng. (They set cage traps around the garden to protect the crops.)
Variants and Related Words
- Bẫy (n): Trap, snare (general term).
- bẫy chuột (mousetrap), bẫy chim (bird trap).
- Lồng (n): Cage.
- lồng chim (birdcage).
Synonyms
- Bẫy sập: Drop trap.
- Bẫy kẹp: Clamp trap, snap trap.
Related Phrases
- Sa vào bẫy: To fall into a trap (can be used literally or figuratively).
- Con thú sa vào bẫy lồng do mùi thức ăn. (The animal fell into the cage trap because of the food scent.)
Related Idioms
- "Mắc bẫy": To be caught/trapped (often used figuratively for being tricked).
- Nó đã mắc bẫy lồng do quá tham ăn. (It was caught in the cage trap because it was too greedy for food.)