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单词 tangle
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tangle

noun
/ˈtæŋɡl/
/ˈtæŋɡl/
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  1. a twisted mass of threads, hair, etc. that cannot be easily separated
    • a tangle of branches
    • Her hair was a mass of tangles.
    Extra Examples
    • This string's in a tangle.
    • a dense tangle of undergrowth
    • (figurative) I had to pick my way through the tangle of bodies.
    • (figurative) a confused tangle of voices
    Topics Appearancec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • confused
    • dense
    • thick
    … of tangles
    • mass
    verb + tangle
    • get in/​into
    • sort out
    • unravel
    preposition
    • in a tangle
    • tangle of
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  2. a lack of order; a confused state
    • His financial affairs are in a tangle.
    Extra Examples
    • The legal tangle was never really unravelled.
    • These arrests have created a diplomatic tangle.
    • a complex tangle of loyalties
    • He got into a tangle pronouncing her name.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • confused
    • dense
    • thick
    … of tangles
    • mass
    verb + tangle
    • get in/​into
    • sort out
    • unravel
    preposition
    • in a tangle
    • tangle of
    See full entry
  3. (informal) a disagreement or fightTopics Opinion and argumentc2
  4. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘entangle, catch in a tangle’): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect taggla ‘disarrange’.

tangle

verb
/ˈtæŋɡl/
/ˈtæŋɡl/
[transitive, intransitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tangle
/ˈtæŋɡl/
/ˈtæŋɡl/
he / she / it tangles
/ˈtæŋɡlz/
/ˈtæŋɡlz/
past simple tangled
/ˈtæŋɡld/
/ˈtæŋɡld/
past participle tangled
/ˈtæŋɡld/
/ˈtæŋɡld/
-ing form tangling
/ˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/
/ˈtæŋɡlɪŋ/
Phrasal Verbs
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  1. tangle (something) up to twist something into an untidy mass; to become twisted in this way
    • She had tangled up the sheets on the bed as she lay tossing and turning.
    Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘entangle, catch in a tangle’): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect taggla ‘disarrange’.
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