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Tangle Tangled Twisted Untidy 英[ˈtæŋgl 美[ˈtæŋɡəl N.纠缠,纠纷;混乱,慌乱;昏乱的状态;争论;Vt Vi.(使)缠结,(使)乱作一团;使陷入,捕获;使纠纷;参加辩论、争执或冲突

单词 tangle
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英[ˈtæŋgl] 美[ˈtæŋɡəl]
解释
n.纠缠,纠纷;混乱,慌乱;昏乱的状态;争论;vt.& vi.(使)缠结,(使)乱作一团;使陷入,捕获;使纠纷;参加辩论、争执或冲突;
例句

N-COUNT
缠结;纠结;乱糟糟的一团
A tangle of something is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way.
例:A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems...原来的计算机和电话系统如今只剩下乱糟糟的一团电线。
例:There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.他站在那儿,头发乱成一团,下巴上一片黑胡茬。

V-ERG
(使)缠绕;(使)缠结
If something is tangled or tangles, it becomes twisted together in an untidy way.
例:Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown...动物被缠进渔网里淹死了。
例:She tried to kick the pajamas loose, but they were tangled in the satin sheet...她想把睡衣踢脱,可是它却和缎子床单绞到了一块。

N-SING
混乱;纷乱;乱成一团
You can refer to a confusing or complicated situation as a tangle .
例:I was thinking what a tangle we had got ourselves into.我在想,我们卷入了怎样的纷争之中。
例:...the tangle of domestic politics.国内政局的错综复杂

VERB
(思想、局势变得)纷乱,混乱
If ideas or situations are tangled, they become confused and complicated.
例:The themes get tangled in Mr. Mahfouz's epic storytelling...马赫福兹先生讲述的故事过于宏大,主题有些混乱了。
例:You are currently in a muddle where financial and emotional concerns are tangled together.你眼下头脑不清了,对于金钱和感情的忧虑交织在了一起。
变形
third:tangles~done:tangled~pl:tangles~ing:tangling~past:tangled~

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