imbroglio

im·bro·gli·o /ɪmˈbrəʊliəʊ $ ɪmˈbroʊlioʊ/ noun (plural imbroglios) [countableC]

SERIOUS SITUATIONa difficult, embarrassing, or confusing situation, especially in politics or public life 〔尤指政治或公务中出现的〕错综复杂的局面，困局

a political imbroglio

政治上错综复杂的局面

Examples from the Corpus

imbroglio• The budget imbroglio also is creating a mounting statistics gap.• People have come out into the street from both sides to watch the imbroglio.• The imbroglio brought out the Sicilian in me.

Origin imbroglio

(1700-1800) Italian imbrogliare “to mix up”

单词	imbroglio
释义	imbroglio im·bro·gli·o /ɪmˈbrəʊliəʊ $ ɪmˈbroʊlioʊ/ noun (plural imbroglios) [countableC] SERIOUS SITUATIONa difficult, embarrassing, or confusing situation, especially in politics or public life 〔尤指政治或公务中出现的〕错综复杂的局面，困局 a political imbroglio 政治上错综复杂的局面 Examples from the Corpus imbroglio• The budget imbroglio also is creating a mounting statistics gap.• People have come out into the street from both sides to watch the imbroglio.• The imbroglio brought out the Sicilian in me. Origin imbroglio (1700-1800) Italian imbrogliare “to mix up”
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