laced large swaths of the country with land mines and booby traps

 

• Ukraine says Russian soldiers have laced large swaths of the country with land mines and booby traps that can kill or injure civilians.  烏克蘭表示，俄羅斯士兵在該國大片地區佈設了地雷和誘殺裝置，可以殺死或傷害平民。

lace

 verb

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\ ˈlās  \

laced; lacing

Definition of lace

 (Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

1: to draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyeletslaces her fingers behind her head

2: to draw or pass (something, such as a lace) through something (such as eyelets)

3: to confine or compress by tightening laces of a garment

4a: to adorn with or as if with lacethe surrounding countryside was laced with villages and hamlets— L. C. Heinemann

b: to mark with streaks of color

5: BEAT, LASH

6a: to add a dash of liquor to

b: to add something to impart pungency, savor, or zest toa sauce laced with garlicconversation laced with sarcasm

c: to adulterate with a substancelaced a guard's coffee with a sedative

intransitive verb

1: to admit of being tied or fastened with a lace

2: to make a verbal attack —usually used with intohis boss laced into him for being late