English Dictionary

understand trap

動詞

廃用 俗語

(slang, obsolete) To be conscious of any trickery; to be alert to one's own interests, to know what's going on.

日本語の意味

（俗語、古語）策略やごまかしに気づく / 自身の利益や状況を把握して、警戒心を持つ / 物事の裏を読む、事の本質を理解する

She could understand trap whenever a deal sounded too good to be true, so she always inspected the fine print.

彼女は取引がうますぎると感じたときには、誰かが仕掛けた罠に気づくことができたので、いつも細かい条項を確認していた。

意味（1）

(slang, obsolete) To be conscious of any trickery; to be alert to one's own interests, to know what's going on.

‘Yes! yes!’ said Mr Doughty, another tradesman, ‘we understand trap, and so does our good neighbour.’

understands trap （ present singular third-person ）

understanding trap （ participle present ）

understood trap （ participle past ）

understood trap （ past ）