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单词 tangle something or someone up
释义
(phrasal verb) 
Sheep keep getting tangled up in the wire.
Synonyms
entangle
The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.
catch
The locals were encouraged to catch and kill the birds.
trap
The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders.
snare
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
ensnare
The spider must wait for the prey to be ensnared in its web.
(phrasal verb) 
He tried to avoid getting tangled up in any awkward situations.
Synonyms
mix up
involve
I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand.
implicate
He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate her.
embroil
Any hostilities could further embroil U.N. troops in the fighting.
drag into
mire
The minister still remains mired in the controversy of his lies to Parliament.
See tangle
Seeenmesh

Nearby words of
tangle something or someone up

  • tang
  • tangible
  • tangle
  • tangle something or someone up
  • tangle with someone
  • tangled
  • tangy

Synonyms of 'tangle something or someone up'

tangle something or someone up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of implicate
Definition
to show (someone) to be involved, esp. in a crime
He didn't find anything in the notebooks to implicate her.
Synonyms
incriminate,
involve,
compromise,
embroil,
entangle,
inculpate (formal),
stitch up (slang)
in the sense of involve
Definition
to implicate
I seem to have involved myself in something I don't understand.
Synonyms
implicate,
tangle,
mix up,
embroil,
link,
entangle,
incriminate,
mire,
stitch up (slang),
enmesh,
inculpate (formal),
compromise,
complicate,
snarl up
in the sense of mire
Definition
to sink or be stuck in a mire
The minister still remains mired in the controversy of his lies to Parliament.
Synonyms
entangle,
involve,
mix up,
catch up,
bog down,
tangle up,
enmesh
in the sense of snare
Definition
to catch in or as if in a snare
He'd snared a rabbit earlier in the day.
Synonyms
trap,
catch,
net,
wire,
seize,
entrap,
springe
in the sense of trap
Definition
to catch (an animal) in a trap
The locals were trying to trap and kill the spiders.
Synonyms
catch,
snare,
ensnare,
entrap,
take,
corner,
bag,
lay hold of,
enmesh,
lay a trap for,
run to earth or ground
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