ensnare

verb

/ɪnˈsneə(r)/

/ɪnˈsner/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they ensnare	/ɪnˈsneə(r)/ /ɪnˈsner/
he / she / it ensnares	/ɪnˈsneəz/ /ɪnˈsnerz/
past simple ensnared	/ɪnˈsneəd/ /ɪnˈsnerd/
past participle ensnared	/ɪnˈsneəd/ /ɪnˈsnerd/
-ing form ensnaring	/ɪnˈsneərɪŋ/ /ɪnˈsnerɪŋ/

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ensnare somebody/something to make somebody/something unable to escape from a difficult situation or from a person who wants to control them使入陷阱（或圈套、困境） synonym trap
- young homeless people who become ensnared in a life of crime陷入犯罪活动的无家可归的年轻人
- She refused to let him ensnare her with his charm.她拒绝让他用他的魅力诱惑她。
- He became ensnared in the complexities of the legal system.他陷入了复杂的法律体系中。
Word Originlate 16th cent. (formerly also as insnare): from en-, in- ‘in’ + the noun snare.