ensnare

IPA/ɪnˈsneə(r)/
KK[ɪnsnˈɛr]IPA/ɪnˈsner/

ensnare — 動詞

  • ensnarepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • ensnareshe / she / it
  • ensnaredpast simple
  • ensnaring-ing form

1. to force a person or animal into a difficult or harmful situation that they cann

1.動詞及物C1
釋義

誘捕；陷害

用計謀或欺騙使人陷入困境

to force a person or animal into a difficult or harmful situation that they cannot easily escape from, especially by using tricks, lies, or other dishonest methods

例句

The con artist ensnared several retired people in a fake investment scheme that took their life savings.

那位詐騙犯用虛假的投資計劃誘騙了幾位退休人士，騙走了他們一生的積蓄。

ensnare + object + in + [scheme/deception]

Villagers were ensnared by the traffickers' promise of high-paying jobs in another country.

村民被人蛇集團以國外高薪工作的承諾所誘騙。

passive: be ensnared by [deceiver]

常見搭配
  • ensnare in a scheme / plot / scam
  • ensnare by promises / lies / offers
  • ensnare with bribes / tricks / false hopes
  • ensnare the unwary / vulnerable / innocent
同義詞
  • entrap

    more formal and often used in legal contexts, especially police sting operations

  • trap

    more general and neutral; can be literal or figurative

  • snare

    similar register to ensnare but less common; also can be literal (animal trapping)

  • embroil

    focuses on involvement in conflict or trouble rather than deception

反義詞
  • free

    neutral opposite; to release from a trapped situation

  • liberate

    more formal and emphatic; to set free from oppression or control

文法句型

ensnare + object

ensnare + object + in/into + noun phrase

passive: be ensnared by [agent]

用法筆記

Almost always used figuratively — describing deception or entrapment in relationships, schemes, or dangerous situations rather than physical capture. Common in passive constructions (be ensnared by/in).

常見錯誤

The hunter ensnared a rabbit in the forest.
The hunter trapped a rabbit in the forest.
'ensnare' is rarely used for literal animal trapping; use 'trap' or 'catch' instead.
I accidentally ensnared my finger in the door.
I accidentally caught my finger in the door.
'ensnare' implies deliberate deception, not a physical accident.

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常用片語

  • ensnare the unwary
  • become ensnared in
  • find oneself ensnared by

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