ensnare
UK [ɪn'sneər] US [-'sner] literary
verb transitive
■to catch or get control of something or someone 诱捕；使入圈套；使无法脱身•Spiders ensnare flies and other insects in their webs.蜘蛛用网来捕捉苍蝇及其他昆虫。 •They wanted to make a formal complaint about their doctor, but ended up ensnared in the complexities of the legal system.他们的初衷是对其医生提出正式控诉，结果却陷入了法律体系的繁复程式之中。 |