birdlime
英 [ˈbɜ:dlaɪm]
美 [ˈbɜrdlaɪm]
- n. 粘鸟胶；圈套
- vt. 在…上涂粘鸟胶；使…上圈套
英语词源
- birdlime (n.)
- viscous sticky stuff prepared from holly bark and used to catch small birds, mid-15c., from bird (n.1) + lime (n.1). Used as rhyming slang for time (especially time in prison) by 1857.