cạm
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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
- Snare, trap
- mắc cạmto fall into a snare