ensnared

英 [ɪnˈsneəd]

美 [ɪnˈsnerd]

v.  使入陷阱(或圈套、困境)
ensnare的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使陷入圈套；使入陷阱
  If youensnaresomeone, you gain power over them, especially by using dishonest or deceitful methods.
  1. Feminism is simply another device to ensnare women...
     女权主义只是使女性陷入圈套的另一种手段。
  2. We find ourselves ensnared in employment acts which do not help resolve industrial disputes.
     我们发现自己陷入了雇佣法案的圈套之中，因为它们并不能帮助解决劳资争端。
• VERB （用陷阱）诱捕，捕获
  If an animalis ensnared, it is caught in a trap.
  1. The spider must wait for prey to be ensnared on its web.
     蜘蛛必须等待猎物被它的蛛网困住。

双语例句

• He threatened to crush all resistance and ended up ensnared in a scandal over surveillance of Joe Bruno, the Republican state senate leader.
  他扬言粉碎所有阻力，结果陷入了监视纽约州共和党参议员领袖乔•布鲁诺（JoeBruno）的丑闻。
• He says young women and girls are particularly at risk of being targeted and ensnared by these aggressive marketing techniques.
  巴彻说，年轻女性和女孩特别容易成为烟草公司这种不择手段的市场推销术的目标，最后被诱惑。
• SHUN the gossip of men as much as possible, for discussion of worldly affairs, even though sincere, is a great distraction inasmuch as we are quickly ensnared and captivated by vanity.
  说三道四，可免则免，因为谈论世俗的事情，纵然真诚，也必是分心走意，不经意中我们立刻就身陷虚幻而为虚幻所禁锢了。
• They wanted to make a formal complaint about their doctor, but ended up ensnared in the complexities of the legal system.
  他们想正式控诉他们的医生，但最后却陷入法律制度的复杂性之中。
• A popular figure with the Republican grassroots and mentioned as a possible presidential candidate in2012, she has become ensnared in a series of ethics scandals that have dimmed her star appeal.
  在共和党草根阶层她非常受欢迎，并作为可能2012的总统候选人被提及，她陷入了一系列的道德丑闻中去，使她明星效应黯然失色。
• To be sure, most corporate executives express concern at the prospect of a darkening economic picture and companies directly affected by the subprime meltdown and the decline in consumer confidence, notably banks and housebuilders, are already ensnared in their own mini-recessions.
  诚然，多数企业界高管都对趋于黯淡的经济前景表示忧虑那些直接受到次贷危机及消费者信心下降影响的公司，尤其是银行和房屋建筑商们，都已身陷小范围的衰退之中。
• An unwary space voyager ensnared by a black hole will never be seen to enter it, but only to become frozen to its surface.
  永远不会看到，被黑洞捕捉住的粗心的宇宙旅行者进入黑洞，而只是看见他被冻结在黑洞的表面上。
• The evil are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.
  恶人嘴中的过错，使自己的网罗，但义人必脱离患难。
• Mr. Tucker was ensnared last week in the scandal.
  塔克是在上周卷入这起丑闻的。
• She was ensnared by lies.
  她受谎言之骗上当了。