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tripwire

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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trip·wire /ˈtrɪpˌwaɪə $ -waɪr/ noun [countable]  PMa wire stretched across the ground as part of a trap 〔陷阱在地面上绷紧的〕绊索,绊脚线
Examples from the Corpus
tripwireWe had triple concertina wire set up, claymores, and tripwires, and we even cut some fields of fire.Another edges his way towards him ... picking through mines and tripwires.That could include traditional diplomacy, peace-monitoring, the placing of tripwire forces on disputed borders and the policing of arms embargoes.At first they were detonated by cables or tripwires.Booby traps were usually small and frequently made out of a grenade, with a simple tripwire attached.
trip·wire nounChineseSyllable
wire a ground stretched across as the Corpus


tripwire
tripwire /ˈtrɪpˌwaɪə $ -waɪr/ noun [countable]
a wire stretched across the ground as part of a trap


trip·wireBrE /ˈtrɪpwaɪə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈtrɪpwaɪər/ 🔊 nouna wire that is stretched close to the ground as part of a device for catching sb/sth if they touch it 绊索;绊网