enchain

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

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.

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.

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