honey trap

名词 n. 动词 v.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The use of a romantic or a sexual relationship to entice a person into revealing secret information. idiomatic
    — “Some girl had made a fool of him,” said Connie with great contempt. “The Dutch set him a honey trap, my dear, and he barged in with his eyes wide shut.”
动词 v.
  1. To entice a person into a compromising situation (such as revealing secret information) by means of a romantic or sexual relationship. transitive

词形变化

honey traps plural honeytrap alternative honey-trap alternative honey traps present,singular,third-person honey trapping participle,present honey trapped participle,past honey trapped past honeytrap alternative honey-trap alternative

词源

词源 1
Popularized by John le Carré in the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974).
词源 2
Popularized by John le Carré in the novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (1974).
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