释义 |
ensnareen‧snare /ɪnˈsneə $ -ˈsner/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEensnare |
Present | I, you, we, they | ensnare | | he, she, it | ensnares | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | ensnared | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have ensnared | | he, she, it | has ensnared | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had ensnared | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will ensnare | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have ensnared |
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Present | I | am ensnaring | | he, she, it | is ensnaring | | you, we, they | are ensnaring | Past | I, he, she, it | was ensnaring | | you, we, they | were ensnaring | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been ensnaring | | he, she, it | has been ensnaring | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been ensnaring | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be ensnaring | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been ensnaring |
- Benson, who was ensnared in the investment scandal, received a short prison term.
- Park rangers found three deer that had become ensnared in traps.
- And there was nothing in his present circumstances likely to ensnare him in sensuality.
- Aphrodite using her power chiefly to ensnare and betray.
1formal to trap someone in an unpleasant or illegal situation, from which they cannot escapeensnare in Young girls were ensnared in prostitution rings.2to catch an animal in a trap |