spring a trap
US /sprɪŋ ə træp/
UK /sprɪŋ ə træp/
1.
設下陷阱, 啟動陷阱
to activate a trap, causing it to catch or ensnare something or someone
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The hunter carefully set the snare, hoping to spring a trap for the rabbit.
獵人小心翼翼地設置了陷阱，希望能為兔子設下陷阱。
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The police waited for the suspect to enter the building before they sprang their trap.
警方等到嫌疑人進入大樓後才設下陷阱。