fire trap
fire trap — noun
1. a building where, if a fire breaks out, people inside cannot escape easily — typ
a building where, if a fire breaks out, people inside cannot escape easily — typically because exits are blocked, locked, too narrow, or made of materials that burn quickly
After the inspection, the fire chief labelled the basement club a fire trap and closed it.
label + noun + a fire trap (verdict pattern)
Hana told the housing inspector her apartment block was a fire trap with no alarms.
collocation: be a fire trap
The local paper branded the old cinema a fire trap after checks found locked exits.
Diego's uncle called the factory dormitory a fire trap and demanded new alarms.
Fatima glanced at the packed club's only exit and whispered it was a fire trap.
- death trap
broader — any dangerously unsafe place, not only from fire
- fire hazard
focuses on the risk of fire starting, not on difficulty escaping
- tinderbox
emphasises how explosively fast a fire can spread through a place
文法句型
be + a + fire trap
call/label/brand/declare + noun + a fire trap
用法筆記
Typically used of public or commercial buildings — hotels, factories, nightclubs, dormitories — rather than private houses. Calling a place a fire trap carries a strong judgement, implying that whoever owns or runs it has failed to keep people safe.