The Brexiteers are laying a trap to seem as if pushed into an election whilst actively preparing for one.

英国脱欧派正在设下陷阱，表面上看是被动进行选举，实则是在积极准备。

More than once she had laid a trap for Kate.

她不止一次为凯特设下圈套。

With that understood you can make a plan; you can lay a trap.

了解了这一点， 您就可以制定计划； 你可以设下陷阱。

He could be laying a trap to sandbag me.

他可能在设陷阱对我欲擒故纵。

It was abominable, and she roundly accused the under-linen department of having laid a trap for Albert.

这是可恶的， 她严厉地指责内衣部门为阿尔伯特设下了陷阱。

I suppose, when he could not prevail with me to tell him the young captain's name, he must have laid a trap for him: into which, alas!

我想，当他无法说服我告诉他年轻船长的名字时， 他一定是为他设下了一个圈套：进入其中， 唉！

Bey attempted to feign retreat and then turn  to attack, but Vice Admiral R. L. Burnett suspected as much and decided to lay a trap,   dispatching destroyers to meet the Scharnhorst.

贝试图佯装撤退，然后转向攻击，但海军中将 R. L. 伯内特也有同样的怀疑，并决定布下陷阱，派遣驱逐舰与沙恩霍斯特号会合。

Mrs. Penniman was perfectly aware that her brother's motive in undertaking a foreign tour was to lay a trap for Catherine's constancy; and she imparted this conviction very frankly to her niece.

彭尼曼夫人非常清楚，她哥哥出国旅行的动机是要为凯瑟琳的忠诚设下圈套。她非常坦率地把这个信念告诉了她的侄女。

They were so trusting, so honest, so-so guileless; he so obviously hadn't the smallest idea that I was laying a trap for him; I felt I couldn't play him such a dirty trick.

他们是如此信任， 如此诚实，如此坦率； 他显然一点也不知道我在给他设下圈套。 我觉得我不能跟他玩这么下流的把戏。