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

• We briefly summarized the experimental generation scheme of the optical entangle states for continuous variables and their applications in quantum teleportation, quantum dense coding, controlled dense coding, entanglement swapping and quantum communication network.
  扼要介绍连续变量纠缠态光场产生的实验方法，及其在量子离物传态，量子密集编码，受控密集编码，量子纠缠交换及量子通信网络中的应用。
• Many Britons, for example, believe the Christian faith of Prime Minister Tony Blair helped lead him to entangle Britain in America's war in Iraq.
  比如，许多英国人认为，托尼。布莱尔首相的基督教信仰对他把英国卷入美国在伊拉克的战争起到了促进作用。
• Nobody be allow to fish here. Don't entangle the fishing lines.
  不要让钓鱼线缠在一起。
• 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。
• 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！
• The growing scandal over corruption at Fifa is threatening to entangle Nike, the US sportswear company that is a sponsor of the Brazilian national football squad, and other multinational sponsors of the game in Latin America.
  不断发酵的国际足联（Fifa）腐败丑闻可能牵涉到巴西国家足球队的赞助商&美国运动装企业耐克（Nike），以及在拉美赞助足球运动的其他跨国企业。
• Something would entangle the Lakota in a time yet to come.
  在不久的将来拉科塔人也会被卷入到是非之中。
• He doesn't hide the web of scars that entangle his ankle or the thick gouge on his arm.
  他并没有特意去掩盖他的整个脚踝上面网状的伤疤和他手臂上面的深色的沟。
• On the economy, Kiev should ensure that trade deals with the EU do not entangle its ties with Russia.
  就经济而言，基辅方面应该确保与欧盟（EU）签署的贸易协议不会连累乌俄关系。