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enslave sb
enslave 是及物动词，后直接接宾语。
The conquerors enslaved thousands of villagers.
征服者奴役了成千上万的村民。
奴役；使沦为奴隶
enslaving — present participle of enslave
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
奴役；使沦为奴隶
to make someone a slave or completely take away their freedom
The conquerors enslaved thousands of villagers.
征服者奴役了成千上万的村民。
使屈从；剥夺自由；奴役。
To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
enslave
Base
原形
enslaves
3rd person
第三人称单数
enslaving
-ing
现在分词
enslaved
Past
过去式
enslaved
Past participle
过去分词
The dictator enslaves his people.
这位独裁者奴役他的人民。
They enslaved the entire tribe.
他们奴役了整个部落。
Greed has enslaved many souls.
贪婪已经束缚了许多灵魂。
规则变化动词，注意过去式和过去分词为加ed。
The conquerors tried to enslave the entire population by force.
征服者试图用武力奴役整个民族。
Many people were enslaved during the dark period of history.
在那段黑暗的历史时期，许多人被奴役。
Modern slavery still exists when people are forced to work and enslaved by debt.
当人们被迫劳动并被债务奴役时，现代奴隶制依然存在。
enslave 是及物动词，后直接接宾语。
The conquerors enslaved thousands of villagers.
征服者奴役了成千上万的村民。
被动语态常用来表示被迫成为奴隶。
Many were enslaved by the empire for years.
许多人多年受该帝国奴役。
be enslaved to sth 常用于比喻，表示受某种事物控制、无法摆脱。
He became enslaved to his gambling habit.
他沦为赌博习惯的奴隶。
Not this
The invaders enslaved.
Use this
The invaders enslaved the local people.
enslave 是及物动词，必须带宾语；汉语可以说“奴役”而省略对象，英语不能这样省略，所以要补上被奴役的对象。
Not this
The workers are enslave by the factory owner.
Use this
The workers are enslaved by the factory owner.
be 动词后要用过去分词 enslaved 构成被动语态，不能接动词原形 enslave；汉语没有分词形式变化，所以容易漏掉词尾 -ed。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
奴役一个国家
The invaders sought to enslave the entire nation.
侵略者企图奴役整个国家。
奴役人们的思想
Propaganda can enslave the mind.
宣传可以奴役人们的思想。
沦为习惯的奴隶
He is enslaved to his bad habits.
他沦为坏习惯的奴隶。
被债务奴役
Many farmers are enslaved by debt.
许多农民被债务奴役。
受…奴役；被…束缚
He is enslaved to his phone, checking it every few seconds.
他成了手机的奴隶，每隔几秒就要看一眼。
使自己受…支配；甘愿屈从于…
She enslaved herself to the idea of being perfect.
她让自己受完美主义念头支配。
使思想受禁锢；控制心灵
Addiction can enslave the mind before the body.
成瘾会先控制心灵，再控制身体。
Use enslaving naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
把 en-想成“使成为”，slave 是“奴隶”：使某人成为奴隶，即“奴役”。
语域：formal 常见场景：historical writing、political discourse、figurative prose enslave 多用于正式或书面语境，常见于历史、政治论述，也用于比喻（如被欲望、工作等支配）。日常口语中较少使用。
及物动词，后接名词或代词作宾语。
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