enslaved
past simple and past participle ofenslave
| 单词 | enslaved |
| 释义 | enslaved past simple and past participle ofenslave enslave verb[Toften passive] uk/ɪnˈsleɪv/us/ɪnˈsleɪv/toforcesomeone toremainin abadsituation: Women in thisregionwere enslaved bypoverty. to make aslaveof someone: The earlysettlersenslaved orkilledmuch of thenativepopulation. literary tocontrolsomeone'sactions,thoughts,emotions, orlifecompletely: We areincreasinglyenslaved bytechnology. Guilt enslaved her. Capturing or taking possession of things
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Treating people or animals badly People who serve other people Controlling and being in charge Examplesofenslavedenslaved In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Narratives byenslavedpersons are few and scattered, but we are still hopeful that more will come to light in the future. From theCambridge English Corpus Moreover, it raises, even if it does not fully answer, the fascinating question of how anenslavedwoman came to employ a rhetoric of honour. From theCambridge English Corpus The spirit shrines regulated which categories of people could legitimately beenslavedand sold in the trade. From theCambridge English Corpus In other words, the polymerization dynamics of the longer polymers isenslavedby that of the shorter ones. From theCambridge English Corpus In reality, their razzias led to localized depopulation as entire settlements wereenslavedor dispersed. From theCambridge English Corpus In general, however, it is important to understand that, for various reasons, both social and cultural,enslavedpersons are not ubiquitous in the sources. From theCambridge English Corpus It provides a fascinating insight into the complex and varied experiences of growing upenslaved. From theCambridge English Corpus This cave has no exit once one becomesenslavedto its shadows. From theCambridge English Corpus Although freed from landlords and moneylenders, they wereenslavedby their new employers. From theCambridge English Corpus Rather, she assumes the position of a missionary who will free others that areenslaved. From theCambridge English Corpus The master loses his freedom and becomesenslavedto his servant whose own quest for prestige and recognition also ends in failure. From theCambridge English Corpus British consumers, as well as theenslavedthemselves, thus paid for emancipation. From theCambridge English Corpus You are not leavingenslaved, but as brothers and disciples. From theCambridge English Corpus They cannot fulfil their mistress's command till they have completelyenslavedthe consciousness. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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