英语词汇“embroil”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

　

单词	embroil
释义	Trends of embroil View usage for: embroil (ɪmbrɔɪl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense embroils, present participle embroiling, past tense, past participle embroiled verb If someone embroils you in a fight or an argument, they get you deeply involved in it. Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting. [VERB noun + in] [Also VERB noun] Synonyms: involve, complicate, mix up, implicate More Synonyms of embroil embroil in British English (ɪmˈbrɔɪl) verb (transitive) 1. to involve (a person, oneself, etc) in trouble, conflict, or argument 2. to throw (affairs) into a state of confusion or disorder; complicate; entangle Derived forms embroiler (emˈbroiler) noun embroilment (emˈbroilment) noun Word origin C17: from French embrouiller, from brouiller to mingle, confuse embroil in American English (ɛmˈbrɔɪl; ɪmˈbrɔɪl) verb transitive 1. to confuse (affairs, etc.); mix up; muddle 2. to draw into a conflict or fight; involve in trouble Derived forms embroilment (emˈbroilment) noun Word origin Fr embrouiller: see en-1 & broil2 Examples of 'embroil' in a sentence embroil Trust has been eroded by the fact that she has been embroiled in one scandal after another. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The bailed-out lender was arguably more deeply embroiled in the scandal than its Germanrival. Times, Sunday Times (2016) He had barely taken his place when he was embroiled in a row with an opponent. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The default risks are particularly serious for governments that are deeply embroiled in the banking crisis. Times, Sunday Times (2009) He established standards that were remembered with nostalgia when a couple of his successors became embroiled in scandal. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Most of them offer us poor deals and some are still embroiled in scandals involving tax avoidance or price fixing. Times, Sunday Times (2015) United meanwhile need to remember that they have too much class to get embroiled ina fight and lose their rags. The Sun (2008) If peacekeepers are deployed before peace is established they risk becoming fatally embroiled in the conflict and exploited by the warring factions. Times, Sunday Times (2012) But memory can also play tricks with perspective, because you are distanced from some lines of argument and embroiled still in others. Rowbotham, Sheila The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989) Too often, advisers have become embroiled in mis-selling scandals. Times, Sunday Times (2006) One of Britain's largest employers groups is embroiled in a row over the election of its new leader. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The brothers got embroiled in a fight - I am not sure what happened. The Sun (2014) (verb) in the sense of involve Definition to involve (oneself or another person) in problems or difficulties Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting. Synonyms involve I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand. complicate Don't complicate matters by getting others involved. mix up implicate He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate her. entangle Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months. mire The minister still remains mired in the controversy of his lies to Parliament. ensnare The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web. encumber enmesh She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict. Additional synonyms in the sense of complicate Definition to make or become complex or difficult to deal with Don't complicate matters by getting others involved. Synonyms make difficult, confuse, muddle, embroil, entangle, make intricate, involve in the sense of enmesh She warned that the new mandate would enmesh the UN in a dangerous conflict. Synonyms entangle, involve, catch, net, trap, tangle, implicate, snarl, embroil, snare, incriminate, ensnare, trammel in the sense of ensnare Definition to catch (an animal) in a snare The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web. Synonyms trap, catch, capture, seize, snarl, embroil, net, snare, entangle, entrap, enmesh Nearby words of embroil embrace embroider embroidery embroil embroiled embryo embryonic Synonyms of 'embroil' embroil Explore 'embroil' in the dictionary
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