罗网 (luó wǎng) — (literal) net (for catching animals); (figurative) trap, snare (a dangerous or deceptive situation)
Definition
罗网 is the literary word for a snare or trap — used figuratively for dangerous situations (e.g. 自投罗网 'walk into a trap'), not for everyday objects like a fishing net.
noun
(literal) net (for catching animals)(figurative) trapsnare (a dangerous or deceptive situation)
Measure word · 张
Examples
- 罗网，。Tā shè xià luó wǎng, yǐn yòu duì shǒu shàng dàng.He set a trap to lure his opponent into falling for it.
- 罗网，。Jǐng fāng bù xià tiān luó wǎng dì wǎng, zuì fàn chā chì nán táo.The police set up an inescapable dragnet; the criminal couldn't escape even with wings.
- ，罗网。Tā yì shí tān xīn, zì tóu luó wǎng.He was greedy for a moment and walked right into the trap.
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