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tangled

UK //ˈtæŋɡəld//US //ˈtæŋɡəld//

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。)

同义词:knotted, twisted, muddled, complicated, confused

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。)

同义词:entangle, snarl, twist, knot, intertwine

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。)