
好词典

源自中古英语 'tanglen',可能与古挪威语 'þöngull'(海藻)有关,原意与缠绕的水生植物相关。
❶ 指物体或线条杂乱地缠绕在一起的状态,常用于形容头发、绳子等难以解开的纠结。
“She spent hours trying to comb out the tangles in her daughter's hair.”
(她花了几个小时试图梳理女儿头发上的打结。)
“The fishing line was full of tangles after being left in the box for months.”
(渔线在盒子里放了几个月后,到处都是缠结。)
❶ 使某物变得混乱或缠结,或陷入复杂困难的情况。
“The puppy tangled all the yarn into a big mess.”
(小狗把毛线全都缠成了一团糟。)
“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。)
tangle with someone — 指与某人发生争执或冲突,通常暗示对抗可能带来麻烦。
“He's not someone you want to tangle with—he has a fierce temper.”
(他不是你想招惹的人——他脾气很暴躁。)
tangle up — 使某物完全缠结或混乱,也可比喻使事情变得复杂。
“The wind tangled up the kite strings hopelessly.”
(风把风筝线无可救药地缠在了一起。)