| 词汇 | mousetrap |
| 释义 | mousetrap 1. noun 1 any strong or inferior hard cheese. From the use of such cheeses to bait mousetraps UK, 1947. 2 a series of exit consoles on websites that link back on themselves, creating an infinite loop US, 2003. 3 in oil drilling, a type of tool used to retrieve objects inadvertently dropped down a hole US, 1954 2. verb to ambush an enemy by drawing them into position with some sort of bait US, 1989 build a better mousetrapTo invent something that improves upon an existing object or concept. You don't have to try so hard to build a better mousetrap—just design what interests you and see what happens. a better mousetrapSomething that improves upon an existing object or concept. Typically used in the phrase "build a better mousetrap." You don't have to try so hard to build a better mousetrap—just design what interests you and see what happens. build a better mousetrapto develop or invent something superior to a device that is widely used. (From the old saying, "If you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door.") Harry thought he could build a better mousetrap, but everything he "invented" had already been thought of. a better mousetrapan improved version of a well-known article.This expression comes from an observation attributed to Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1889 , though also claimed by Elbert Hubbard : ‘If a man write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbour, tho' he build his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door’. better mousetrap, (if one can) build aA minor but important improvement will bring fame and fortune. This idea came from a speech Ralph Waldo Emerson made in 1871 and quoted (or misquoted) by Mrs. Sarah S. B. Yule. Emerson allegedly said, “If a man can write a better book, preach a better sermon, or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor . . . the world will make a beaten path to his door.” |
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