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单词 enslave
释义 en·slave
\ə̇nˈslāv, en-\ verb
Etymology: en- (I) + slave (n.)
transitive verb
1. : to reduce to slavery : make a slave of
 < free peasants reduced to serfdom or enslaved >
broadly : to hold in an inferior or subject state : subjugate
 < millions of people held in subjugation, enslaved by poverty and illiteracy — W.O.Douglas >
 < millions of workers … pay tribute … and their money is being used further to enslave the American people — M.K.Hart >
2. : to obtain such influence over as to make slavishly subject
 < drugs that enslave the will >
 < even the most pleasant indulgences can end by enslaving the indulger >
intransitive verb
: a make a person slavish
 < declares that sex enslaves — G.A.Chapman >
 < routine duties that bind but do not narrow or enslave — R.B.Perry >
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