entanglement
/ɪnˈtæŋglmənt/noun
mass noun
1- the action or fact of entangling or being entangled纠缠; 卷入; 被缠住：
many dolphins die from entanglement in fishing nets.
许多海豚因被渔网缠住而死去。
1.1
- count noun a complicated or compromising relationship or situation复杂（或丢人）关系（或情况）; 纠葛：
romantic entanglements.
浪漫的感情纠葛。
1.2
- count noun an extensive barrier, typically made of interlaced barbed wire and stakes, erected to impede enemy soldiers or vehicles障碍物（尤指带刺铁丝网）：
the attackers were caught up on wire entanglements.
攻击者被缠在了铁丝网上。