Word · Frequency #21396
thrall
受控制；奴役
核心释义
the state of being under another person's control
- 1.
受他人控制的状态
The state of being under the control of another person.
- 2.
架子,桶架等
A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc.
架子；桶架；受他人控制的状态；架子,桶架等；奴隶；束缚
用法In use
The storyteller held the whole room in thrall with her simple words.
用法提示：thrall 是名词，表示‘被迷住、受支配的状态’，与 hold...in thrall 搭配。
He was deeply in thrall to his daily routine and rarely tried anything new.
用法提示：be in thrall to 表示‘受……控制’，thrall 为不可数名词。
After winning the first award, she gradually fell under the thrall of her own ambition.
用法提示：fall under the thrall of 表示‘逐渐受……控制’，thrall 为名词。
be in thrall to sb/sth
常用作表语，表示被某人或某物控制。
He is in thrall to his addiction.
他受制于自己的毒瘾。
hold sb in thrall
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in thrall to
- 受……控制；受……支配
- She was completely in thrall to her ambition.她完全受自己的野心支配。
- hold someone in thrall
- 使某人受控制；使某人臣服
- The invaders held the villagers in thrall for years.入侵者控制这些村民多年。
- under the thrall of
- 在……的控制之下；受……支配
- The country remained under the thrall of a military junta.这个国家仍处于军政府的控制之下。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- in thrall to
- 受……控制；被……迷住
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：thrall 里有 all，像‘所有人’都被主人控制；由此记住它表示受控制、奴役的状态。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing、literary or critical essays 表示“受他人控制的状态”时，多用于正式或文学语境，常见于 in thrall to ... 搭配；日常口语中通常改用 controlled by 等更直白的说法。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用单数形式，且常与介词 in 搭配，如 in thrall to sb/sth。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以下词与 thrall /θrɔːl/ 押韵，重读元音及尾音均为 /ɔːl/：all、ball、call、fall、crawl、wall。其中 crawl 拼写为 -awl，但读音与 -all 相同。注意形近音异词：thrill /θrɪl/、troll /trəʊl/ 与 thrall 并不押韵。
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