enslavement
noun[U]
uk/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/us/ɪnˈsleɪv.mənt/theactof making aslaveof someone:
奴役；束缚；征服At an earlydate, theSpanishgovernmentpassedlawsprohibitingenslavement ofIndians.在早期，西班牙政府通过法律，禁止奴役印第安人。
theorganizedenslavement ofWestAfricanpeople对西非人有组织的奴役行为
literary
theactofcontrollingsomeone'sactions,thoughts,emotions, orlifecompletely:
（对行为、思想、情感或生活等的）完全控制Theyharbourascepticismofglobalcapitalismand what theyviewas enslavementtoaforeigncompany.他们对全球资本主义持怀疑态度，认为这是企图控制外国公司的行为。
Hermarriagewas akindofmentalenslavement.她的婚姻是一种精神控制。
theprocessofforcingsomeone toremainin abadsituation:
（被）奴役，（受）束缚The party’s enslavementtospecialinterestsis doingharmboth to thepartyand to thenation.这个政党受制于特殊利益集团，这对党和国家都是有害的。
Our enslavement tofossilfuelsandouremphasisoneconomyoverenvironmentareunnatural.我们对化石燃料的依赖以及我们对经济而非环境的强调是非自然的。
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- He neverallowedhisyearsof enslavement andinhumanetreatmentstophim fromcherishinghisfaithandsharinghiswarmpersonality.
- In thiscontinuumfrom enslavement toemancipationtoenfranchisementtoempowerment, it's about theAfrican-Americancommunitydevelopingitsassets.
- Helivedfor manyyearswith his 14-year enslavement in the gulaguppermostinmind.
- Roosevelt said that Wilson'sdoctrinemeantthe enslavement of thepeopleby thegreatcorporations.
- We haveexperiencedenslavement bysmartphones, anavalancheofspam, athicketofpasswordswe can'tremember.
Capturing or taking possession of things
- -grabbing
- apprehend
- apprehension
- arrogate
- at bayidiom
- cage
- capture
- catch
- clutch
- collar
- corner
- get/lay/putyourhands onsomeoneidiom
- grab
- grabber
- grasp atsomething
- repo man
- seize
- sequester
- sequestration
- snag
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