ensnare

• 动词，表示用陷阱捕捉或诱骗某人或某物，常作比喻用法，指使人陷入困境、骗局或复杂局面。

A verb used to indicate the act of catching or trapping someone or something, often in a metaphorical sense such as in a difficult situation or deception.

1. Trap physicallyC1formal

   To catch or trap an animal or person in a snare or net.

   用网或陷阱捕捉

   • The hunter ensnared a rabbit in the forest.
   • The bird was ensnared by the net.
   • They used a trap to ensnare the wild boar.

   同义词capturecatchenmeshentangleentrapnetsnaretrap

   反义词freeliberaterelease

2. Trap metaphoricallyC1formal

   To catch or trap someone in a difficult situation or deception.

   诱捕

   • The con artist ensnared his victims with false promises.
   • She was ensnared in a web of lies.
   • The politician was ensnared by the scandal.

   同义词enmeshentangleentrapsnaretrap

   反义词disentangleextricatefreeliberaterelease