More than 100 raccoons besiege house of woman who had been feeding them 女子好心喂食35年，却遭上百只“讨饭”浣熊围困家中 Feeding wild raccoons around her home had seemed harmless enough, if odd, for one woman in the north-west for 35 years – until about 100 of them surrounded her home and demanded food. The woman, who has not been named, was essentially trapped in her home near Poulsbo, Washington, and scared as the animals can be aggressive. She called the sheriff’s office, saying the raccoons were around her place day and night after their population “exploded” about six weeks ago. 35年来，美国西北部的一位女子一直在自家周围喂养野生浣熊，虽然有些奇怪，但似乎并无大碍——直到大约100只浣熊包围了她的家，向她索要食物。 这位没有透露姓名的女子基本上是被困在了华盛顿州普尔斯波附近的家中，她很害怕，因为这些动物可能具有攻击性。 她给治安官办公室打了电话，说大约六周前浣熊的数量 “爆炸性增长”后，这些浣熊就没日没夜地围着她家转。 ☞ raccoon 英 [rəˈkuːn] 美 [ræˈkuːn] n. 浣熊，北美浣熊；浣熊毛皮 复数raccoons或raccoon A raccoon is a small animal that has dark-coloured fur with white stripes on its face and on its long tail. Raccoons live in forests in North and Central America. 浣熊 ☞ besiege 英 [bɪˈsiːdʒ] 美 [bɪˈsiːdʒ] v. 包围，围困；打扰，纠缠 If you are besieged by people, many people want something from you and continually bother you. 不断打扰 She was besieged by the press and the public. 她不断被媒体和公众打扰。 ☞ harmless 英 [ˈhɑːmləs] 美 [ˈhɑːrmləs] adj. 无害的，不会导致损伤的；无恶意的，不会引起不快的 Something that is harmless does not have any bad effects, especially on people's health. 无害的 This experiment was harmless to the animals. 这个实验对动物无害。 ☞ trap 英 [træp] 美 [træp] n. （捕捉动物的）陷阱，网，夹子；圈套，诡计；伏击；牢笼，困境；嘴；（尤指旧时使用的）双轮轻便马车；（应该避免的）错误，问题；（赛狗开始时的）放狗隔栏；（高尔夫球场的）沙坑，凹地；容器，存贮装置；（水管）存水弯，U形管；抛靶器（将泥鸽等抛于空中以打靶）；（射球戏用的）抛球器 v. 设陷阱（或夹子、捕捉器）捕捉；使陷入圈套，使中计；诱捕，抓捕；使无力改变，使受限制；把……困在，使陷于（尤指危险之地）；（尤指身体某部位等）被卡住；聚集（空气、气体或能量等）；（英足）停（球）；（棒球）抓住（从地上弹起的球） n. 暗色岩 【名】 （Trap）（美、丹、法、荷）特拉普（人名） 复数traps 第三人称单数traps 现在分词trapping 过去式trapped 过去分词trapped If you are trapped somewhere, something falls onto you or blocks your way and prevents you from moving or escaping. 困住 The train was trapped underground by a fire. 列车被一场大火困在了地下。
