embroil
/ɪmˈbrɔɪl/verb
with obj.［often as adj. embroiled］
1- involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation使卷入争论（冲突或困境）：
she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew
她卷入了一场她几乎不认识的两名妇女间的争吵
the film's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.
这部电影讲述的是和一位夜总会老板发生纠纷的记者。
1.1
- archaic bring into a state of confusion or disorder〈古〉使陷入混乱状态。
派生词
embroilment
noun词源
early 17th cent.: from French embrouiller 'to muddle'.