fire trap
fire trap — 名詞
1. a building where, if a fire breaks out, people inside cannot escape easily — typ
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
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
The local paper branded the old cinema a fire trap after checks found locked exits.
當地報紙在安全檢查發現逃生門被鎖後，將那家老戲院稱為火災危樓。
Diego's uncle called the factory dormitory a fire trap and demanded new alarms.
Diego 的叔叔稱工廠宿舍是火災危樓，要求裝設新的警報器。
Fatima glanced at the packed club's only exit and whispered it was a fire trap.
Fatima 瞥了一眼擁擠夜店的唯一出口，低聲說這裡根本是火災危樓。
- 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.