enchain[in'tʃein]

• vt.
  • 用链锁住，给…上脚镣；束缚：

    to be enchained by ignorance and superstition

    为无知和迷信所束缚

    to be enchained by rules

    受规则的束缚

  • (紧紧)抓住；迷住，吸引住(感情、注意力等)：

    The speaker's earnestness enchained the attention of his audience.

    演讲者的诚恳态度吸引住了听众的注意力。

  • [废语]使贯通，使连贯
• vi.
  • [废语]紧密结合