Word · Frequency #19761
enmeshing
使陷入;使卷入;使纠缠
enmeshing is the present participle of enmesh.
核心释义
to entangle or catch someone or something in or as if in a mesh
- 1.
使缠绕;使交织在一起,难以分开,尤指呈网状或罗网状。
To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
- 2.
使陷入复杂情况,难以摆脱。
To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
- 3.
使陷入困境。
To involve in difficulties.
使缠绕;使交织在一起,难以分开,尤指呈网状或罗网状。;使陷入复杂情况,难以摆脱。;使陷入困境。;使绊住;使陷入
用法In use
The long grass enmeshed the rabbit's legs, making it hard for the animal to run.
用法提示:enmeshed 是 enmesh 的过去式,作及物动词,表示‘缠住、使陷入’。
She was enmeshed in a tangle of red tape when applying for the permit.
用法提示:was enmeshed 是被动语态,表示‘被卷入、被缠住’。
The documentary shows how social media can enmesh teenagers in endless comparisons.
用法提示:can enmesh 是情态动词后的动词原形,作及物动词,表示‘使陷入’。
enmesh sb/sth in sth
enmesh 是及物动词,后面接被缠住或卷入的人或事物,in 后接环境或抽象事物。
The complicated process enmeshed the team in endless paperwork.
这个复杂的过程使团队陷入了没完没了的文书工作。
be enmeshed in sth
用被动式 be enmeshed in sth 表达“被卷入、深陷于某事物”,尤其适用于纠纷、困境等抽象场合。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- become enmeshed in
- 陷入;被卷入(困境、纷争等)
- The small business became enmeshed in red tape.这家小企业陷入了繁文缛节。
- enmesh someone in
- 使某人陷入;把某人卷入(麻烦等)
- His careless remarks enmeshed him in a scandal.他的一番失言使他卷入了一桩丑闻。
- enmeshed in debt
- 深陷债务
- Low-income families are often enmeshed in debt.低收入家庭常常深陷债务。
- enmeshed in controversy
- 陷入争议
- The new policy is enmeshed in controversy.这项新政策陷入了争议。
- enmeshed in a web of lies
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
enmesh=en+mesh(网),想象自己掉进一张大网里被缠住,即“使陷入、使缠绕”,en-有“进入”之意。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:formal 常见场景:literary writing、formal analysis enmesh 多用于正式或文学语境,表示使陷入、使卷入(如陷入困境或复杂局面),日常口语中较少见。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
enmesh 的重读音节是 -mesh /mɛʃ/,与 mesh、fresh、flesh、thresh、afresh 的 /ɛʃ/ 押韵。注意形近词 enmity /ˈɛnməti/、mesmerize /ˈmɛzməraɪz/、mesquite /mɛˈskiːt/ 虽含 mes-,但发音不同,并不押韵。
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