Definition

Noun: - Snare, trap: A device or scheme designed to catch, deceive, or entrap someone or something. - Bait, lure: Something used to entice or attract a target into a trap or dangerous situation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Tên thợ săn đặt cạm trong rừng. (The hunter set a snare in the forest.)
  • Đó là một cạm bẫy tinh vi. (That is a sophisticated trap.)
  • Con chim nhỏ mắc cạm. (The small bird was caught in a snare.)

Advanced Usage

• "mắc cạm" / "sa vào cạm": To fall into a snare/trap; to be caught or deceived.
  • Nhiều người đã mắc cạm của những kẻ lừa đảo. (Many people have fallen into the trap of scammers.)
• "giăng cạm": To set/lay a snare.
  • Cảnh sát giăng cạm để bắt tội phạm. (The police set a trap to catch the criminal.)

Variants and Related Words

• Bẫy (n): Trap. Often used interchangeably with "cạm," though "bẫy" can be more general.
• Bả (n): Bait, lure. Specifically refers to the enticing element.
• Cạm bẫy (n): Compound word meaning "trap" or "snare," emphasizing the deceptive or dangerous setup.

Synonyms

• Bẫy: Trap.
• Hầm chông: Pit trap (a specific type).
• Cái bẫy: The trap.

Related Phrases

• Gài cạm: To rig/install a snare.
  • Họ gài cạm trên đường mòn. (They rigged a snare on the trail.)
• Thoát cạm: To escape from a snare/trap.
  • Con thỏ may mắn thoát cạm. (The rabbit luckily escaped the snare.)

Related Idioms

• "Cạm kẹp, bẫy sập": Describes a situation full of various traps and dangers.
  • Thế giới kinh doanh đầy rẫy cạm kẹp, bẫy sập. (The business world is full of snares and pitfalls.)
• "Ngọt như mía lùi, nhưng là cạm bẫy": (As sweet as chewed sugarcane, but it's a trap.) Means something appears very appealing but is actually dangerous.

noun

1. Snare, trap
   • mắc cạm
     to fall into a snare