tangle
US
UK tangle n: (wires, cables) (电线等)
SC 纠结，缠结 jiū jié ，chán jié
There was a tangle of cables behind the TV.
电视背后的数据线缠在一起了。
tangle n: (hair: knotted mess) (头发)
SC 缠结在一起的一团，乱糟糟的一团
Karen's hair had got in a tangle and it took her ages to brush it out.
凯伦的头发乱成一团，花了她好大工夫才梳好。
tangle n: figurative (confused situation)
SC 混乱的局面 hùn luàn de jú miàn
SC 纷乱的情况 hùn luàn de jú miàn，fēn luàn de qíng kuàng
Jane had got herself in a tangle and couldn't see a way out.
简身处困境，迷茫不知所措。
tangle vi: (wires, cables) (电线等)
SC 缠结，纠结，乱成一团 chán jié ，jiū jié ，luàn chéng yì tuán
The wires had tangled and Mark had to spend ages sorting them out.
电线缠成一团，马克得花上好一阵子才解开。
tangle vi: (hair) (头发)
SC 缠结，乱成一团 chán jié ，luàn chéng yì tuán
Steve's hair tangled in the wind.
史蒂夫的头发在风中凌乱。
tangle n: (confused mass of [sth])
SC 乱糟糟的一团东西 luàn zāo zāo de yì tuán dōng xī
When Maggie walked in on her husband with another woman, all she saw at first was a tangle of limbs.
tangle n: figurative (jumble)
SC 杂乱 zá luàn
SC 混乱 zá luàn，hùn luàn
TC 混亂
TC 混亂
There was a tangle of clothes lying on the teenager's bedroom floor.
tangle vi: informal (argue)
SC 争吵 zhēng chǎo
SC 争执 zhēng chǎo ，zhēng zhí
TC 爭執
TC 爭執
The two colleagues didn't get on and often tangled.
tangle [sth] vtr: (weave together)
SC 使…缠结
TC 使…纏結
TC 使…纏結
SC 使…缠绕
tangle [sth/sb] in [sth] vtr + prep: often passive (trap, ensnare)
SC 使…陷入
SC 使…卷入
Freya is always tangling me in her schemes and I'm the one who gets in trouble!
tangle [sth] up, tangle up [sth] vtr phrasal sep: (make knotted or intertwined)
SC 使缠在一起 shǐ chán zài yì qǐ
I tangled up the wool to annoy my mother.
tangle up vi phrasal: (become knotted or intertwined)
SC 缠在一起 chán zài yì qǐ
TC 纏在一起
TC 纏在一起
The wires tangled up all the time.
tangle with [sb/sth] vtr phrasal insep: informal, figurative (get involved with)
SC 与…争吵（争论） yǔ … zhēng chǎo （ zhēng lùn ）
You don't want to tangle with the Mafia: it could get you killed.
tangle with [sb] vtr phrasal insep: informal, figurative (argue or fight with)
SC 与…争吵（争论） yǔ … zhēng chǎo （ zhēng lùn ）
He was so drunk he tangled with the policeman who was arresting him.