Entangle



GRE 蓝宝

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v. 使纠缠, 卷入
• ［英］ v. 使纠缠, 卷入 ( to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation)
• ［类］ entangle : involve / grill : question ( 纠缠是十分卷入 / 盘问是过分提问) 反义词: extricate ( 解救)
• ［记］ en+tangle ( 纠缠)

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French entangler — more at tangle
• Date: 15th century
• 1.
  • a. to wrap or twist together ; interweave
  • b. ensnare
• 2.
  • a. to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation <became entangled in a lawsuit>
  • b. to make complicated <the story is entangled with legends>
• ? entangler noun

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