
tangled
词源
源自中古英语 'tanglen',可能来自斯堪的纳维亚语源,与古诺尔斯语 'þöngull'(海藻)有关,原意指缠绕的海藻。
adjective
❶ 形容物体或线条等缠绕在一起,难以解开的状态。常用于描述头发、绳子或复杂的情况。
“Her hair was so tangled after the windy day.”
(风大的天气后,她的头发变得非常缠结。)
“The fishing line got tangled in the weeds.”
(钓鱼线在水草中缠住了。)
❶ 形容人际关系或情况复杂混乱,难以理清。常用于比喻情感或社会关系。
“Their relationship became increasingly tangled over the years.”
(多年来他们的关系变得越来越复杂。)
“The legal case was a tangled web of lies and deceit.”
(这个法律案件是一个由谎言和欺骗编织的复杂网络。)
verb
❶ 使某物变得缠结或混乱的动作,通常指无意中造成的缠绕状态。
“The kitten tangled the yarn into a big mess.”
(小猫把毛线弄得一团糟。)
“Be careful not to tangle the Christmas lights when storing them.”
(存放圣诞灯饰时要小心别把它们缠在一起。)
常见短语
tangled up — 形容完全被缠绕或陷入复杂情况的状态,既可用于具体物体也可用于抽象情况。
“The headphones were all tangled up in my bag.”
(耳机在我的包里完全缠在一起了。)
tangled web — 比喻复杂难解的情况或关系网,常指由谎言或欺骗造成的困境。
“He wove such a tangled web of lies that no one believed him anymore.”
(他编织了如此复杂的谎言网络,以至于没有人再相信他了。)