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Imbroglio Complicated Confusing Situation Loves Im'brəuljəu N.杂乱的一团,纠葛,纷扰,误解 Personal

英语单词 imbroglio
英美音标 [im'brəuljəu]
中文释义 n.杂乱的一团,纠葛,纷扰,误解
vocabulary简明 An imbroglio is a complicated or confusing personal situation. To rephrase the J. Geils band song, "Love Stinks," if you love her and she loves him and he loves somebody else, you've got quite an imbroglio.
vocabulary扩展 Although an imbroglio is a tangled situation or a messy complicated misunderstanding, its history is just the opposite, clear as a bell. Imbroglio is just a borrowed word from Italian meaning "entanglement." If something embarrassing happens at a public event, such as a mishap during the musical performances at the Super Bowl, it is sometimes called an imbroglio.
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]错综复杂的局面 An imbroglio is a very confusing or complicated situation.
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