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V Broil Embroil French En Im'brɔil 牵连,卷入纠纷 英

单词 embroil
音标 [im'brɔil]
解释 v. 牵连,卷入纠纷
红宝书 【英】 v. 牵连, 卷入纠纷(to involve in conflict or difficulties)
【记】 em+broil(争吵)→进 入争吵→牵连,broil 本身是一个单词, 意为'争吵, 对骂'
【例】 She embroiled herself in their argument.
字源 embroil (v.)
c.1600, "throw into disorder," from French embrouillier (cognate of Italian imbrogliare), from en- "in" (see en- (1)) + brouiller "confuse," from Old French brooillier (see broil (v.2)). Sense of "involve in a quarrel" is first attested c.1610. Related: Embroiled; embroiling.
不择手段背单词 v. 使牵连入(争论、斗争或敌对行动); 使陷入(混淆或混乱)
【根】broil(n /v 争吵)em进入, broil = boil沸水-使陷入(混淆或混乱)
趣味全助记 【记】em + broil 烧烤,争吵 → 陷入纠纷;音:被绕,被绕进去了→卷入纠纷
【相关】broil 烧烤,争吵,roil 煽动, 激怒

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