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tangles

UK //ˈtæŋɡəlz//US //ˈtæŋɡəlz//

词源

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。

noun

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。)

同义词:knots, snarls, entanglements

verb

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。)

同义词:entwine, snarl, complicate

常见短语

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。)