| 词汇 | ensnared |
| 释义 | ensnared past simple and past participle ofensnare ensnare verb[ T ] literaryuk /ɪnˈsneər/ us /ɪnˈsner/ to catch or get control of something or someone: 诱捕;使入圈套;使无法脱身 Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs.蜘蛛用网来捕捉苍蝇及其他昆虫。 be ensnared inThey wanted to make a formal complaint about their doctor, but ended up ensnared in the complexities of the legal system.他们的初衷是对其医生提起正式控告，结果却陷入了法律体系的繁复程序之中。 Capturing or taking possession of things -grabbing apprehend apprehension arrogate at bayidiom cage capture clutch collar get/lay/put your hands on someoneidiom grab grabber grasp at something recover repossess seize sequester sequestration snag snatch Examples of ensnaredensnared In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. But he becomes ensnared in the economy of the gift. Many respondents also felt ensnared in their occupation at this point. But we must not be ensnared by the model; intentionality and desire in nature, seen as self-organizing emergent properties, remain artificial, artifactual simulations. There may be a moral requirement to avoid professions in which one can foresee that one will be ensnared by conflicting moral requirements. This episode evidences the connection between hunters and hunted, men and monsters, all ensnared in the same biological and environmental contingencies. Colley avoids becoming ensnared in an argument over how the nation attained its empire. Unionists became ensnared in an endless stream of accusations which redefined the meaning of their action in such a way as to undermine the legitimacy of their organizations. Toronto's ravers of the new millennium were, ironically in their search for freedom, ensnared by their own self-disciplining techniques and their willingness to cooperate in regulatory practices. Result: the new director may come from the outside, but he immediately finds himself ensnared in a system that is already firmly established. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Most of the women who are ensnared in this way come from regions with adverse economic and social conditions, and high unemployment. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English A motorist driving innocently along a street could be ensnared so as to bump up the arrest figures in the area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I very much hope that we shall not be so foolish as to be ensnared by that trap. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Any union trying to take such action will almost immediately find itself ensnared by the law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Because people receive money in lieu of concessionary coal, they are further ensnared by the housing benefit regulation changes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 All sorts and conditions are ensnared by it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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