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。
• Mr. Tucker was ensnared last week in the scandal.
  塔克是在上周卷入这起丑闻的。
• Cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled.
  突然导致或突然被捕捉，诱捕，或被纠缠。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Some athletes became ensnared, including two basketball team co-captains whom the school scratched from its team roster.
  一些运动员被捕，其中两名篮球队队长已经被学校从队伍名册中除名。
• The Galleon case has ensnared people at big-name firms outside finance, including McKinsey& Company, IBM and Intel.
  Galleon破产事件让包括在麦肯锡公司、IBM和英特尔公司的这些名企业的员工们参与了外部融资。
• 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。
• It was a sad fairy story about a prince who was ensnared by a beautiful but evil witch.
  那是一个悲惨的童话，说的是一个王子被一个美貌却恶毒的巫婆陷害的故事。