| [/ˈtæŋgl; ˋtæŋɡl/] n [C] 用法:
1 confused mass (of string, hair, etc) （绳子、 毛发等的）乱团:
brush the tangles out of a dog's fur 刷顺狗毛 *
The wool got in a fearful tangle. 毛线乱成了一团. 用法:
2 confused condition 混乱:
His financial affairs are in such a tangle. 他的钱财是糊涂帐. tangle 2
v 用法:
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become twisted into a confused mass （使某物）乱作一团, 绞在一起:
Her hair got all tangled up in the barbed wire fence. 她的头发让刺钢丝篱笆都给挂住了. 用法:
2 [Ipr] ~ with sb/sth become involved in a quarrel or fightwith sb/sth 与某人吵嘴或打架; 与某事有纠葛:
I shouldn'ttangle with Peter -- he's bigger than you. 我不该与彼得纠缠--他比你块头大. |