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单词 entanglement
释义

entanglement

noun

en·​tan·​gle·​ment in-ˈtaŋ-gəl-mənt How to pronounce entanglement (audio)
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1
a
: the action of entangling : the state of being entangled
b
: something that entangles, confuses, or ensnares
a project delayed by legal entanglements
2
: the condition of being deeply involved
their entanglement in politics

Synonyms

  • mesh(es)
  • morass
  • net
  • noose
  • quagmire
  • quicksand
  • snare
  • tanglement
  • toil(s)
  • trap
  • web
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Example Sentences

his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements
Recent Examples on the Web Here are a few reasons why: There is no classical computing equivalent to quantum's combination of entanglement (a mysterious quantum force linking qubits together), superposition, and interference (a bias for the correct solution). Paul Smith-goodson, Forbes, 8 June 2022 The result is a frustrating weightlessness to the ups and downs of Frances and Nick’s entanglement, which is supposed to be overwhelming and potentially life-altering because of her youth and his unique vulnerabilities. Inkoo Kang, Washington Post, 14 May 2022 In our own life’s brief entanglement, anchored between infinities small and large, we, too, hover, then fade, in a final fatal wobble. Judith K. Liebmann, Scientific American, 20 Jan. 2022 The Browns traded three first-round picks to the Texans and signed Watson to a five-year, $230 million contract in March despite his legal entanglement. Tom Withers, ajc, 10 Aug. 2022 The Browns traded three first-round picks to the Texans and signed Watson to a five-year, $230 million contract in March despite his legal entanglement. Tom Withers, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Aug. 2022 In positioning Paul as the ingenue transformed by his entanglement with the lady, Three Weeks was more subversive than most standard romantic fare. Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 4 Aug. 2022 However, when the conservatorship ended in 2014, their financial entanglement continued, leading to a bitter rift and legal recrimination. Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022 Instead, her mindset is a hate that has been passed down from the pulpit, by church leaders who endorse a doctrine that is caging people’s souls, ruining their ability to love and placing them in an entanglement of self-hate. Clay Cane, CNN, 21 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1535, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

entanglement

noun

as in tangle
something that catches and holds his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • tangle
  • trap
  • labyrinth
  • quagmire
  • morass
  • quicksand
  • web
  • maze
  • noose
  • snare
  • net
  • tanglement
  • knot
  • mesh(es)
  • toil(s)
  • snarl
  • cobweb
  • spiderweb
  • cat's cradle
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