1 N-COUNT 缠结;纠结;乱糟糟的一团 A tangle of something is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way. 缠结;纠结;乱糟糟的一团
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A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems. [+ of]
原来的计算机和电话系统如今只剩下乱糟糟的一团电线。
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There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
他站在那儿，头发乱成一团，下巴上一片黑胡茬。
2 V-ERG (使)缠绕;(使)缠结 If something is tangled or tangles, it becomes twisted together in an untidy way. (使)缠绕;(使)缠结 [Also get/be V-ed]
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Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown. [get/be V-ed + in]
动物被缠进渔网里淹死了。
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She tried to kick the pajamas loose, but they were tangled in the satin sheet. [VERB-ed]
她想把睡衣踢脱，可是它却和缎子床单绞到了一块。
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Lee and I fell in a tangled heap. [VERB-ed]
李和我扭作一团，摔倒在地。
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Her hair tends to tangle. [VERB]
她的头发容易打结。
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He suggested that tangling fishing gear should be made a criminal offence. [VERB noun]
他提议，缠绕捕鱼器材应该算刑事犯罪。
SYN entangle, catch, ensnare, entrap
3 N-SING 混乱;纷乱;乱成一团 You can refer to a confusing or complicated situation as a tangle . 混乱;纷乱;乱成一团 [Also + of]
SYN mess, jam [informal] , fix [informal] , confusion
4 VERB [usually passive] (思想、局势变得)纷乱，混乱 If ideas or situations are tangled, they become confused and complicated. (思想、局势变得)纷乱，混乱
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The themes get tangled in Mr. Mahfouz's epic storytelling. [get/be V-ed]
马赫福兹先生讲述的故事过于宏大，主题有些混乱了。
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You are currently in a muddle where financial and emotional concerns are tangled together. [VERB-ed]
你眼下头脑不清了，对于金钱和感情的忧虑交织在了一起。
Phrasal verbs: - tangle uptangle with
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