enslave
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++en·slave /ɪnˈsleɪv/ verb [transitive] 1 PGCto make someone a slave 使成为奴隶，奴役n enslaved peoples2 formalESCAPE if you are enslaved by something, it completely controls your life and your actions 使受控制，束缚，征服 She seemed enslaved by hatred. 她似乎被仇恨所左右。n Grammar Enslave is usually passive. —enslavement noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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enslave• 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.• At the age of sixteen, he was abducted from his hometown of Kilpatrick and enslaved in Ireland.• 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.en·slave verb →n GRAMMAR1LDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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enslave
en‧slave /ɪnˈsleɪv/
verb [transitive usually passive]
1. to make someone a slave
2. formal if something enslaves you, it completely controls your life and your actions:
She seemed enslaved by hatred.
—enslavement noun [uncountable]
en‧slave /ɪnˈsleɪv/
verb [transitive usually passive]1. to make someone a slave
2. formal if something enslaves you, it completely controls your life and your actions:
—enslavement noun [uncountable]