enslave

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T To enslave someone means to make them into a slave. 奴役; 使(某人)成爲(wèi)奴隸
They'd been enslaved and had to do what they were told. 他們已經(jīng)淪爲(wèi)奴隸，不得不唯命是從。
I'd die myself before I'd let anyone enslave your folk ever again. 我死也不會(huì)讓任何人再奴役你們。
George was born to an enslaved African mother. 喬治的母親是一位非洲奴隸。
2. V-T To enslave a person or society means to trap them in a situation from which they cannot escape. 束縛; 約束
...the various cultures, cults and religions that have enslaved human beings for untold years. ...多少年來(lái)束縛人類(lèi)的各種文化、禮儀和宗教。
It would be a tragedy if both sexes were enslaved to the god of work. 如果男女兩性都被工作所束縛，那將會(huì)是一場(chǎng)悲劇。