fire trap

IPA/ˈfaɪə træp/
IPA/ˈfaɪər træp/

fire trap — 名詞

1. a building where, if a fire breaks out, people inside cannot escape easily — typ

1.名詞C1
釋義

火災危樓

火災時人員難以逃出的危險建築

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

例句

After the inspection, the fire chief labelled the basement club a fire trap and closed it.

檢查過後,消防隊長將那間地下室夜店列為火災危樓並勒令停業。

label + noun + a fire trap (verdict pattern)

Hana told the housing inspector her apartment block was a fire trap with no alarms.

Hana 告訴住房檢查員,她住的公寓大樓是棟沒有警報器的火災危樓。

collocation: be a fire trap

常見搭配
  • be a fire trap
  • declare something a fire trap
  • label something a fire trap
  • call something a fire trap
  • brand something a fire trap
  • condemn something as a fire trap
  • turn into a fire trap
同義詞
  • 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.

常見錯誤

That pile of old curtains is a fire trap.
That pile of old curtains is a fire hazard.
A 'fire trap' is a whole building where people cannot escape; 'fire hazard' refers to anything that could start or spread a fire.

同根字

  • firetrap
    名詞C1

常見搭配

常用片語

  • be a fire trap
  • declared a fire trap
  • labelled a fire trap
  • branded a fire trap
  • condemned as a fire trap

介系詞搭配

  • in a fire trap
  • out of a fire trap