ensnares; ensnared; ensnaring
ensnares; ensnared; ensnaring
Learner's definition of ENSNARE
[+ object]
: to catch (an animal or person) in a trap or in a place from which there is no escape使落入陷阱；使陷入罗网 —
often used figuratively常用作比喻 -
He was ensnared [=trapped, caught] in/by his own web of lies.他被他自己编造的种种谎言套住了。
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The project became hopelessly ensnared [=entangled] in red tape.这个项目严重陷入烦琐的程序中。