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

• 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。
• 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。
• Wal-Mart would be far from the only large company ensnared by bribery charges under FPCA in the past decade.
  在过去十年里，沃尔玛公司远远不是唯一一家身陷贿赂指控的大型公司。
• 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。
• Widespread corruption in the health care system, especially involving the prescribing of drugs, is also an issue, and one that has ensnared multinational investors.
  医疗卫生体系普遍存在的腐败行为，尤其是涉及药品处方的腐败行为，也是一个问题。它已经让一些跨国投资者蒙受损失。
• Until, when changce came, it ensnared a new bearer.
  随着命运巧妙的安排，让它蛊惑一个新的持有者。
• 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。
• She was ensnared by lies.
  她受谎言之骗上当了。
• 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。
• Others see it as punishment for Mr Wang for failing to prevent China Mobile becoming ensnared in a series of corruption scandals since 2009.
  还有一些人认为，自2009年以来，中国移动连连卷入腐败丑闻，这次变动是对王建宙未能阻止这种局面的处罚。