Definition
诱捕 means 'to lure and capture' — it covers both trapping animals (with bait or a trap) and luring a criminal into a position where they can be arrested. The English equivalents split into two different words ('trap' vs 'lure and arrest'), but the Chinese concept is unified: you use some kind of bait or trick to make the target come to you so you can catch them.
v.
to trap (animals) using bait or a lureto lure and arrest (a criminal)
Examples
- 诱捕。Lièrén yòng xiànjǐng yòu bǔ le nà zhī húlí.The hunter trapped that fox with a snare.
- 诱捕。Jǐngfāng shè le yí gè quāntào lái yòu bǔ xiányírén.The police set up a trap to lure and arrest the suspect.
- 诱捕。Zhè zhǒng bǔshǔqì yònglái yòu bǔ lǎoshǔ fēicháng yǒuxiào.This kind of mousetrap is very effective for catching mice.
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