entangle
US
UK entangle [sth] in [sth] vtr + prep: often passive (tangle up: in strings, etc.)
SC 用...缠绕
SC 以...纠结
SC 用...缠住
The kitten was entangled in a mass of yarn.
entangle [sb] in [sth] vtr + prep: figurative, often passive (involve: [sb] in [sth]) (比喻)
SC 使某人陷入
SC 导致某人卷入
Bernard's brother entangled him in a pyramid scheme.