entangle

英 [ɪnˈtæŋɡl]

美 [ɪnˈtæŋɡl]

v.  使纠缠; 缠住; 套住; 使卷入; 使陷入

过去分词：entangled　现在分词：entangling　第三人称单数：entangles　过去式：entangled　

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Collins.1 / BNC.14233 / COCA.14257

牛津词典

verb

• 使纠缠；缠住；套住
  to make sb/sth become caught or twisted in sth
  1. The bird had become entangled in the wire netting.
     那只小鸟被铁丝网缠住了。
• 使卷入；使陷入
  to involve sb in a difficult or complicated situation
  1. He became entangled in a series of conflicts with the management.
     他卷入了与管理层的一系列冲突之中。
  2. She didn't want to get entangled (= emotionally involved) with him.
     她不想与他有瓜葛。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 缠住;套住
  If one thingentangles itself withanother, the two things become caught together very tightly.
  1. The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water.
     船桨的桨叶和水里的什么东西缠住了。
• VERB 使陷入，使卷入（问题、困难等）
  If somethingentanglesyouinproblems or difficulties, it causes you to become involved in problems or difficulties from which it is hard to escape.
  1. Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months...
     官僚体制会使风险投资搁置好几个月。
  2. His tactics were to entangle the opposition in a web of parliamentary procedure.
     他的策略是使反对派陷入错综复杂的议会程序之中。

英英释义

verb

• twist together or entwine into a confusing mass
  1. The child entangled the cord
  Synonym:tanglematsnarl
• entrap
  1. Our people should not be mired in the past
  Synonym:mire

双语例句

• Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months
  官僚体制会使风险投资搁置好几个月。
• Could I but entangle your feet with my heart and hold them fast to my breast!
  但愿我能用我的心系住你的双足，紧抱在胸前！
• Entangle a person in an evil scheme
  使人陷入邪恶的阴谋中
• A rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin.
  一种头上有重物的强子；用来投掷来缠绕动物的腿部；起源于南非。
• His tactics were to entangle the opposition in a web of parliamentary procedure.
  他的策略是使反对派陷入错综复杂的议会程序之中。
• Check the clutch wrap to transmission of the arrows are normal: if discover its plastic wrapping wucaichi cracked and used in plastics tape entangle, with waterproof baptism.
  检查离合器握把至变速器的拉线是否正常：若发现其塑料包皮泛起龟裂，可用塑料胶带缠紧，以防水浸。
• How did Mary manage to entangle her hair so badly in the brambles?
  玛丽的头发缠紧在荆棘上了，她是怎么搞的？
• Likes a person being probable to let him be happy, do not let him be sad, therefore his frown and smile, cause the person soul to entangle the dream to pull.
  爱一个人就要让他幸福，不要让他伤心，所以他的一颦一笑，都使人魂萦梦牵。
• Nobody be allow to fish here. Don't entangle the fishing lines.
  不要让钓鱼线缠在一起。
• The bill is sure to entangle parliament in endless debate.
  这个议案肯定会使议会陷入没完没了的争辩。