Word · Frequency #24924
ensnare
诱捕；使落入圈套
to catch someone or something in a snare or trap
- 1.
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
诱捕；使落入圈套或陷阱。
- 2.
To entangle; to enmesh.
使纠缠；使陷入。
缠住；使卷入；诱捕；使落入圈套或陷阱。；使纠缠；使陷入。；以陷阱捕捉；诱入圈套
In use
The hunter used a trap to ensnare the rabbit.
She felt that her own lies had ensnared her in a web of deceit.
The scam ensnares victims by promising quick money.
ensnare + noun phrase
The spider ensnares flies in its web.
蜘蛛用网捕捉苍蝇。
ensnare + someone + in + something
常用于被动语态，表示陷入困境或圈套。
He was ensnared in a financial scam.
他被卷入了一场金融骗局。
be ensnared by + something
Many young people are ensnared by online gambling.
Connections
Collocations
- ensnare prey
- 诱捕猎物
- The spider uses its web to ensnare prey.蜘蛛用网来诱捕猎物。
- become ensnared in
- 陷入……之中；被……缠住
- Many young people become ensnared in debt.许多年轻人陷入债务之中。
- ensnare victims
- 诱骗受害者；使受害者落入圈套
- The scam was designed to ensnare victims online.这个骗局旨在诱骗网上的受害者。
- ensnare someone in a web of
- 使某人陷入……的罗网
- She found herself ensnared in a web of lies.她发现自己陷入了谎言的罗网。
- ensnare the unwary
- 诱捕粗心大意的人
- Such offers often ensnare the unwary.这类报价常常诱捕粗心大意的人。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
拼写里藏着snare（罗网）：想象猎物被罗网缠住，动弹不得，就是ensnare“诱捕、使落入圈套”。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学、新闻或正式演讲、比喻义（如使陷入困境或圈套） ensnare 比较正式，多用于书面语或修辞性表达，日常口语很少用。既可表示具体‘落入陷阱’，也常用于比喻‘使陷入困境或圈套’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这 6 个词与 ensnare 的第二音节 /snɛə/ 押韵，主要元音都是 /ɛə/。拼写规律：snare/care/dare 用 -are，fair 用 -air，wear/bear 用 -ear。注意：ensure 拼写近似 ensnare，但读作 /ɪnˈʃʊə/（美式 /ɪnˈʃɔːr/），不押韵；snarl 共有前面的 snar-，但读作 /snɑːl/，也要避免混淆。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.