English Dictionary

fall into a trap

IPA（発音記号）

/fɔːl ɪntə ə træp/

動詞

慣用表現 自動詞

(idiomatic, intransitive) To make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.

日本語の意味

罠に落ちる、つまり失敗や誤った判断により、非常に困難な状況に陥ることを意味する。 / 軽率な行動で致命的なミスを犯し、抜け出しにくい状況に巻き込まれることを指す。

If you follow every unsolicited email, you will fall into a trap and lose your savings.

もし迷惑メールの指示に従ってしまうと、罠にはまって貯金を失うことになるでしょう。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, intransitive) To make a mistake, a bad decision or act senselessly and get into an extremely difficult situation.

If you are not careful, you can fall into a trap of focusing too much on getting more loans instead of paying off other bills.

意味（2）

(idiomatic, intransitive) To be fooled and get into a difficult situation by relying on someone or responding to a scam, trick or prank.

He fell into a trap by believing his childhood friend and giving away all of his savings.

falls into a trap （ present singular third-person ）

falling into a trap （ participle present ）

fell into a trap （ past ）

fallen into a trap （ participle past ）