enslave
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To enslave someone means to make them into a slave. 奴役; 使(某人)成為奴隸
They'd been enslaved and had to do what they were told. 他們已經(jīng)淪為奴隸,不得不唯命是從。
I'd die myself before I'd let anyone enslave your folk ever again. 我死也不會(huì)讓任何人再奴役你們。
George was born to an enslaved African mother. 喬治的母親是一位非洲奴隸。
2. V-T To enslave a person or society means to trap them in a situation from which they cannot escape. 束縛; 約束
...the various cultures, cults and religions that have enslaved human beings for untold years. ...多少年來(lái)束縛人類的各種文化、禮儀和宗教。
It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work. 如果男女兩性都被工作所束縛,那將會(huì)是一場(chǎng)悲劇。
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enslave /?n?sle?v/ (enslaving,enslaved,enslaves)
劍橋詞典
- to force someone to remain in a bad situation
使遭受;使無(wú)法擺脫
Women in this region were enslaved by poverty . 這一地區(qū)的婦女備受貧困蹂躪。
to make a slave of someone
奴役;使成為奴隸
The early settlers enslaved or killed much of the native population . 早期的殖民者奴役或殺害了很多原住民。
literary
to control someone's actions , thoughts , emotions , or life completely
控制;制服;制約
We are increasingly enslaved by technology . 我們?nèi)找娉蔀榧夹g(shù)的奴隸。
Guilt enslaved her. 內(nèi)疚感壓得她喘不過(guò)氣來(lái)。 返回 enslave