enchain

英 [ɪn'tʃeɪn; en-] 美
  • vt. 束缚,加锁炼于;吸引住
  • vi. 紧密结合

英英释义


1. restrain or bind with chains

双语例句


1. Mrs. Penniman's imagination was restless, and the evening paper failed on this occasion to enchain it.
佩尼曼太太的想象又开始翻腾起来, 连她手中的晚报此刻也无法使它平静下去.

来自辞典例句

英文词源


enchain (v.)
late 14c., "become linked together;" mid-15c., "to secure with a chain," from Old French enchainer, from Medieval Latin incatenare "enchain," from in (see in) + catenare, from catena "a chain" (see chain (n.)). Related: Enchained; enchaining.

词态变化


第三人称单数: enchains;过去式: enchained;过去分词: enchained;现在分词: enchaining;