| 释义 |
tan·gle¹ /ˈtæŋɡl/ n. | vt. | vi.
I n.
1. 纠结的一团；乱糟糟的一堆
a tangle of ropes 一团乱绳
I woke up in a tangle of bedding. 我醒来时被褥一堆凌乱。
She pushed her way through a tangle of people to the door. 她推开乱哄哄的人群挤到门前。
2. 纠结；纷乱，混乱；困惑
The wool was in such a tangle as to be useless. 毛线纠结成这等模样，再也不能用了。
His thoughts were in a tangle. 他的思想陷入混乱之中。
3. 〈口〉纠纷，争执，口角，吵架
diplomatic tangles 外交纠纷
have a tangle with 与…发生争执
The boys got into a tangle over the rules of the game. 男孩们就游戏规则发生了争吵。
II ❶ vt.
1. 使纠结，弄乱
Don't tangle my wool when I'm knitting. 我正在编结，你可别把我的毛线弄得纠结在一起。
The wind had tangled her hair. 风吹乱了她的头发。
2. 缠住；使卷入；使陷入
My feet kept getting tangled up in vines. 我的脚不断被蔓藤绊住。
be tangled in a controversy 被卷入争论
3. 使混乱；使困惑
The power failure had tangled traffic in the city. 断电使该市交通陷入混乱。
You've got me all tangled up. 你把我完全弄糊涂了。
❷ vi.
1. 缠结，纠结；乱作一团
Long hair tangles easily. 长发容易缠结。
2. 〈口〉争吵，发生争论
We have tangled bitterly. 我们吵得很厉害。
I tangled with him over politics. 我跟他在政治问题上发生了争论。
[< ME tangilen, 变体 < tagilen < ? Scan; 与 Swed 方言 taggla to entangle 有关] |