entangle

Word family verbentanglenounentanglement

en·tan·gle /ɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ verb [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]

1 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto make something become twisted and caught in a rope, net etc 〔用绳、网等〕缠住，套住

be/get entangled in/with something

Small animals can get entangled in the net.

小动物会被网套住。

2 to involve someone in an argument, a relationship, or a situation that is difficult to escape from 使卷入；使陷入 OPP disentangle

be/get etc entangled in something

fears that the US could get entangled in another war

对美国可能卷入另一场战争的恐惧

be/get etc entangled with somebody

I didn’t want to become entangled with my best friend’s wife.

我不想和我最好的朋友的妻子有瓜葛。

n Grammar

Entangle is usually passive.

—entangled adjectiveadj

Examples from the Corpus

entangle• That is that this is a case where the legal process and the political process have become entangled..• They have, through happenstance, and the nature of urban life that crunches lives and experiences together, simply become entangled.• In other words, the more deeply entangled he becomes, the freer he is.• We have been entangled in the numbers game too long.• At best, they can entangle the nets of a fishing boat and kill the crew.• The influence of wages is more difficult to assess because cause and effect are entangled with one another.

be/get entangled in/with something• Basu tried to stop them, her arm entangled in the seat belt.• He went quickly up the metal staircase, leaving Amanda entangled with a group below.• J., we become so entangled in the tale that its considerable length is hardly noticeable.• I was entangled in a world of strife Before I had the power to change my life.• Mr Kalnins is lying in bed, entangled in the covers.• Penguins have been found entangled in lengths of fishing net.• Dolphins and porpoises are being entangled in monofilament death traps throughout the world, and a great many drownings go unreported.• We have been entangled in the numbers game too long.

be/get etc entangled in something• They lost all their money after getting entangled in a bad real estate deal.

单词	entangle
释义	entangle Word family verbentanglenounentanglement en·tan·gle /ɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ verb [transitiveT always + adverbadv/prepositionprep] 1 MOVE/CHANGE POSITIONto make something become twisted and caught in a rope, net etc 〔用绳、网等〕缠住，套住 be/get entangled in/with something Small animals can get entangled in the net. 小动物会被网套住。 2 to involve someone in an argument, a relationship, or a situation that is difficult to escape from 使卷入；使陷入 OPP disentangle be/get etc entangled in something fears that the US could get entangled in another war 对美国可能卷入另一场战争的恐惧 be/get etc entangled with somebody I didn’t want to become entangled with my best friend’s wife. 我不想和我最好的朋友的妻子有瓜葛。 n Grammar Entangle is usually passive. —entangled adjectiveadj Examples from the Corpus entangle• That is that this is a case where the legal process and the political process have become entangled..• They have, through happenstance, and the nature of urban life that crunches lives and experiences together, simply become entangled.• In other words, the more deeply entangled he becomes, the freer he is.• We have been entangled in the numbers game too long.• At best, they can entangle the nets of a fishing boat and kill the crew.• The influence of wages is more difficult to assess because cause and effect are entangled with one another. be/get entangled in/with something• Basu tried to stop them, her arm entangled in the seat belt.• He went quickly up the metal staircase, leaving Amanda entangled with a group below.• J., we become so entangled in the tale that its considerable length is hardly noticeable.• I was entangled in a world of strife Before I had the power to change my life.• Mr Kalnins is lying in bed, entangled in the covers.• Penguins have been found entangled in lengths of fishing net.• Dolphins and porpoises are being entangled in monofilament death traps throughout the world, and a great many drownings go unreported.• We have been entangled in the numbers game too long. be/get etc entangled in something• They lost all their money after getting entangled in a bad real estate deal.
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