mousetrap 英 [ˈmaʊstræp]   美 [ˈmaʊsˌtræp]

mousetrap

mousetrap  英 [ˈmaʊstræp] 美 [ˈmaʊsˌtræp]

n. 捕鼠器;诡计  vt. 诱捕 

名词复数:mousetraps 

Apple may claim a patent on its mousetrap, but can it claim to control all methods for catching mice? 苹果可以为它的捕鼠器申请专利,可是难道它能声称控制所有的抓老鼠方法吗?
JDOM builds on the strengths of existing APIs to build, as the project home page states, "a better mousetrap." JDOM 建立在现有的 API 的能力之上,正如项目网页所表述的“一个更好的捕鼠器”。

  • A mousetrap is a device for catching or killing mice. If mice have overtaken your home, running around your living room at night and making nests in your silverware drawer, it might be time to get some mousetraps.
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  • n. 捕鼠器;诡计
  • vt. 诱捕
  • 1. Apple may claim a patent on its mousetrap, but can it claim to control all methods for catching mice?

    苹果可以为它的捕鼠器申请专利,可是难道它能声称控制所有的抓老鼠方法吗?

  • 2. JDOM builds on the strengths of existing APIs to build, as the project home page states, "a better mousetrap."

    JDOM 建立在现有的 API 的能力之上,正如项目网页所表述的“一个更好的捕鼠器”。

  • mousetrap (n.) late 15c., from mouse (n.) + trap (n.). Figurative use from 1570s. The thing is older than the word. Old English had musfealle; Middle English had mouscacche (late 14c.).
mouse·trap / ˈmaʊstræp ; NAmE ˈmaʊstræp / noun a trap with a powerful spring that is used, for example in a house, for catching mice 捕鼠器;老鼠夹 mousetrap mousetraps mouse·trap / ˈmaʊstræp ; NAmE ˈmaʊstræp /
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