单词 | enslave |
释义 | enslave From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishenslaveen‧slave /ɪnˈsleɪv/ verb [transitive]1 PGCto make someone a slave enslaved peoples2 formalESCAPE if you are enslaved by something, it completely controls your life and your actions She seemed enslaved by hatred.Grammar Enslave is usually passive. —enslavement noun [uncountable]→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusenslave• How did men seize control everywhere and suppress women, keeping them ignorant and enslaved?• It reduces women's choice in terms of relationships to living alone or being enslaved in a marriage.• Many Americans are enslaved in credit-card debt.• After a long period of self-examination las Casas committed himself to acting as an advocate for the enslaved natives.• It was Anthony whom she had enslaved, never Caesar.• Taking advantage of its remoteness from the administrative centre of the Imperium they had enslaved the native inhabitants.• The Tahltans often enslaved the women of other tribes.• It is enslaved to the motor car, surrounded by great road ramps, and dominated by an unpleasant multi-storey car-park. |
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