enslave /ɪnˈsleɪv/ TEM8 ( enslaving, enslaved, enslaves )

• 1. 

  V-T To enslave someone means to make them into a slave. 奴役; 使(某人)成为奴隶

  例：

  They'd been enslaved and had to do what they were told.

  他们已经沦为奴隶，不得不唯命是从。

  例：

  I'd die myself before I'd let anyone enslave your folk ever again.

  我死也不会让任何人再奴役你们。

  例：

  George was born to an enslaved African mother.

  乔治的母亲是一位非洲奴隶。

• 2. 

  V-T To enslave a person or society means to trap them in a situation from which they cannot escape. 束缚; 约束

  例：

  ...the various cultures, cults and religions that have enslaved human beings for untold years.

  ...多少年来束缚人类的各种文化、礼仪和宗教。

  例：

  It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work.

  如果男女两性都被工作所束缚，那将会是一场悲剧。