1、trap
设陷阱捕捉
The locals were encouraged to trap and kill the birds.
当地居民过去被鼓励设捕捉器捕杀这种鸟。
圈套;诡计;骗局
He failed to keep a rendezvous after sensing a police trap
他察觉到警方设了圈套以后就没有如约会面。
He was trying to decide whether the question was some sort of a trap.
他试图判断那个问题是不是个套。
诱骗;使上当;使中计
Were you just trying to trap her into making some admission?
你刚才是想诱使她供认吗?
She had trapped him so neatly that he wanted to slap her.
她骗他骗得如此干净利落,他恨不得给她一记耳光。
诱捕;抓捕
The police knew that to trap the killer they had to play him at his own game.
警方知道要捉到凶手必须将计就计。
The couple set up a 24-hour security camera to trap the vandal scratching their car.
夫妇俩装了个 24 小时监控摄像头,想要抓住故意划坏他们车子的家伙。
2、complicate
使难以理解;使复杂化
What complicates the issue is the burden of history.
历史的重负使问题复杂化了。
The day's events, he said, would only complicate the task of the peacekeeping forces.
他说白天发生的事件只会使维和部队的任务更为复杂。
3、come up
走近;走到跟前
Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.
她的猫跑上前来,在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。
He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'
他走到我跟前说:“快点,约翰。”
被提及;被讨论
The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.
在与客人喝餐前酒的时候,有人提到了这个话题。
Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.
珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。
即将发生;即将到来
Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.
做好日常规划,这样一旦发生大事,才能够从容不迫。
We do have elections coming up.
我们的确将要进行选举。
突然发生
I was delayed — something came up at home.
我耽搁了些时候——家里出了点事。
Other projects came up and the emphasis of my work altered.
突然来了一些其他的项目,我的工作重点便转移了。