英语词汇“ensnare”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To ensnare something is to trap it. Instead of using snapping mousetraps, you might try to ensnare the mice in your kitchen and set them free outside.

While you can use the verb ensnare to talk about literally catching something in a trap, it's also useful for more figurative kinds of traps. Your French teacher might try to ensnare you in becoming more involved in the French club, or rush hour traffic might ensnare you as you rush to make it to work on time. The word combines the prefix en, or "put in," and snare, with its Old Norse root snara, "noose or snare."

WORD FAMILY

ensnare: ensnared, ensnares, ensnaring+/snare: ensnare, snared, snarer, snares, snaring/snarer: snarers

USAGE EXAMPLES

In the film, a young photojournalist rescues a white tiger cub ensnared by a poacher’s trap.

New York Times(Jan 01, 2017)

Without warning, he became ensnared in an investigation begun by Leon Jaworski, the Watergate special prosecutor.

New York Times(Dec 28, 2016)

It’s aglow in unrelenting positivity, refusing to be ensnared by the city’s pitfalls, seeking refuge in friends, and in faith.

The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016)

1v take or catch as if in a snare or trap

Syn|Hyper

entrap, frame, set up

cozen, deceive, delude, lead on

be false to; be dishonest with

2v catch in or as if in a trap

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

entrap, snare, trammel, trap

gin

trap with a snare

capture, catch

capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping

单词	ensnare
释义	ensnare (once / 4979 pages) v To ensnare something is to trap it. Instead of using snapping mousetraps, you might try to ensnare the mice in your kitchen and set them free outside. While you can use the verb ensnare to talk about literally catching something in a trap, it's also useful for more figurative kinds of traps. Your French teacher might try to ensnare you in becoming more involved in the French club, or rush hour traffic might ensnare you as you rush to make it to work on time. The word combines the prefix en, or "put in," and snare, with its Old Norse root snara, "noose or snare." WORD FAMILY ensnare: ensnared, ensnares, ensnaring+/snare: ensnare, snared, snarer, snares, snaring/snarer: snarers USAGE EXAMPLES In the film, a young photojournalist rescues a white tiger cub ensnared by a poacher’s trap. New York Times(Jan 01, 2017) Without warning, he became ensnared in an investigation begun by Leon Jaworski, the Watergate special prosecutor. New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) It’s aglow in unrelenting positivity, refusing to be ensnared by the city’s pitfalls, seeking refuge in friends, and in faith. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) 1v take or catch as if in a snare or trap Syn\|Hyper entrap, frame, set up cozen, deceive, delude, lead on be false to; be dishonest with 2v catch in or as if in a trap Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper entrap, snare, trammel, trap gin trap with a snare capture, catch capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
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