ensnare

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɛnˈsnɛə/|/ɪn-/    美 /ɛnˈsnɛ(ə)ɹ/|/ɪn-/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
    — Let theſe / Inſnare the vvretched in the toils of lavv, / Fomenting diſcord, and perplexing right, / An iron race!
  2. To entangle; to enmesh. figuratively
    — But electric vehicles and the batteries that made them run became ensnared in corporate scandals, fraud, and monopolistic corruption that shook the confidence of the nation and inspired automotive upstarts.

词形变化

ensnares present,singular,third-person ensnaring participle,present ensnared participle,past ensnared past insnare alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
ensnarement ensnarer unensnared
相关词
snare

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English en-
English snare
English ensnare
From en- + snare.
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