/ɪnˈtæŋɡəl/ vt.1.+ wool, thread缠住;套住
to entangle sth in sthorto entangle sth with sth使某物被某物缠住
The blade of the oar had entangled itself with something in the water.桨叶被水里的什么东西缠住了。
2.+ person使卷入;使陷入
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。
to entangle yourself in sth
+ lies, contradictions卷入(或陷入)…之中
Rhodes had a way of entangling himself in intricate moral complexities.罗兹经常使自己陷入复杂难解的道德问题中。
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