When you entrap someone or something, you do not only catch them. You set things up so they walk into the catch — a trap, a trick, a place or a deal they then cannot get out of.

When you entrap someone or something當你entrap(誘捕)某人或某物時, you do not only catch them你不只是抓住他們. You set things up你會設下安排, so they walk into the catch讓他們自己走進圈套 — a trap, a trick, a place or a deal一個陷阱、一個詭計、一個地方，或一筆交易 they then cannot get out of讓他們之後無法脫身.

People sometimes use it for animals, but much more often for people: a buyer is entrapped into a contract, a suspect is entrapped by the police, a person is entrapped in a situation that was arranged for them.

People sometimes use it人們有時會用這個詞 for animals來指動物, but much more often for people但更常用在人身上: a buyer is entrapped into a contract一個買家被誘騙簽下合約, a suspect is entrapped by the police一個嫌疑人被警方設局誘捕, a person is entrapped in a situation that was arranged for them一個人被誘陷入一個為他安排好的處境.

The extra idea, compared with the simple verb trap, is the leading-in. Someone is pulled or fooled into the catch, not only found already in it.

The extra idea多出來的意思, compared with the simple verb trap相較於單純的動詞trap, is the leading-in是那個「引誘進去」的過程. Someone is pulled or fooled into the catch某人是被拉進或被騙進圈套的, not only found already in it而不只是被發現已經在裡面.

It is a fairly formal word. News, courts, and serious writing like it. In everyday talk, people more often say trap, set up, or trick.

It is a fairly formal word它是一個相當正式的詞. News, courts, and serious writing新聞、法庭，以及正式寫作 like it都愛用這個詞. In everyday talk在日常對話裡, people more often say人們更常說 trap, set up, or tricktrap、set up，或trick.