If you say that someone is in thrall to a person or thing, you mean that they are completely in their power or are greatly influenced by them.
例句
He is not in thrall to the media...他不受制于媒體。Tomorrow's children will be even more in the thrall of the silicon chip.將來硅片對孩子們的影響將進一步加深。
英漢詞典釋義
n.
<文>奴隸;奴仆
He forced his thralls into hard labour.他逼迫他的奴隸們干苦役。He was accused of stirring up the thralls against their masters.有人指責他鼓動奴隸反抗主人。He treats his wife like a thrall.他把妻子當作奴隸看待。
奴隸般受支配的人;沉湎而不能自拔的人
He is a thrall to drink.他極貪杯。
奴隸制
Chios is said to have introduced thrall into Greece.據(jù)說是希俄斯把奴隸制引入希臘的。Anti-thrall leaders agitated the question of thrall for many years.反對奴隸制的領(lǐng)袖們就奴隸制問題進行了多年的激烈爭論。
受…控制； 深受…影響
The country’s economy is largely in thrall to the big companies.該國的經(jīng)濟在很大程度上受制于大公司。
英英詞典釋義
Noun
1. the state of being under the control of another person