trap

arrest, capture, catch, seize, trap

这些动词均有“抓住，捕捉”之意。
arrest: 指根据法律或命令进行逮捕并予以监禁或拘留。
capture: 指通过武力或计谋等，战胜抵抗而捉住敌人或动物。
catch: 普通用词，指捉住跑动或隐藏中的人或动物，一般指活捉。
seize: 侧重指以突然、有力地动作迅速抓住或捉住。
trap: 多指诱捕。

名词 trap:

1. a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
2. drain consisting of a U-shaped section of drainpipe that holds liquid and so prevents a return flow of sewer gas
3. something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
   同义词：snare
4. a device to hurl clay pigeons into the air for trapshooters
5. the act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
   同义词：ambush, ambuscade, lying in wait
6. informal terms for the mouth
   同义词：cakehole, hole, maw, yap, gob
7. a light two-wheeled carriage
8. a hazard on a golf course
   同义词：bunker, sand trap

动词 trap:

1. place in a confining or embarrassing position
2. catch in or as if in a trap
   同义词：entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
3. hold or catch as if in a trap
4. to hold fast or prevent from moving
   同义词：pin, immobilize, immobilise

1. Some miners were trapped underground after the collapse.
   塌方后，有些矿工被困在地下。
2. By clever questioning they trapped him into making a confession.
   他们用巧妙的提问诱使他招认了。
3. The police set a trap to catch the thief.
   警察设下了捉拿窃贼的圈套。