death trap
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈdeath trap noun [countable] informal DANGEROUSa vehicle, building, piece of equipment etc that is in very bad condition and might injure or kill someone 死亡陷阱〔指状况十分糟糕、可能有危险的车辆、建筑物、设备等〕 A car with tires in this condition is simply a death trap. 车胎状况这么糟糕的汽车无疑就是个死亡陷阱。
Examples from the Corpus
death trap• Any room with sealed-unit double glazing and only an opening top light could be a death trap.• Every area he tells us is secure turns out to be a death trap.• Fire broke out in an old, litter-strewn stand which soon became a death trap in which fifty-six people perished.• The whole lake was a death trap for birds.• You've made a bloody death trap on the stairs.• The house looked like a real death trap.ˈdeath trap nounChineseSyllable
of piece that Corpus a etc in building, equipment vehicle, is
death trap
ˈdeath trap
noun [countable] informal
a vehicle, building, piece of equipment etc that is in very bad condition and might injure or kill someone:
A car with tires in this condition is simply a death trap.
ˈdeath trap
noun [countable] informala vehicle, building, piece of equipment etc that is in very bad condition and might injure or kill someone: