| 单词 | tangle |
| 释义 | tangle (once / 261 pages) 1vn 2v A tangle is a jumble. You might have a tangle of cords behind your computer or a tangle of complications related to your taxes. Whatever it is, once something is in a tangle, it's difficult to sort out. The word tangle likely originated from a Scandinavian source — taggla, in a Swedish dialect, means “disarrange.” Tangle also can be used as a verb: you may tangle your hair as a fashion statement, but then it hurts to comb it out. As a noun, tangle can refer to an argument or a fight between two people: if you're really feisty, people might be warned away from getting into a tangle with you. WORD FAMILYtangle: entangle, tangled, tangles, tangling, untangle+/disentangle: disentangled, disentanglement, disentangler, disentangles, disentangling/disentanglement: disentanglements/disentangler: disentanglers/entangle: disentangle, entangled, entanglement, entangles, entangling/entanglement: entanglements/untangle: untangled, untangles, untangling/untangling: untanglings USAGE EXAMPLESAnd her 13-month layoff is unusual in a sport where it is not uncommon for fighters to tangle several times a year. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) Are these outbursts designed to distract the press from his almost incomprehensibly tangled economic conflicts of interest? Slate(Dec 28, 2016) Artists now seem to be tangling with and reflecting these dark undertones in their work. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1 1v twist together or entwine into a confusing mass Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper entangle, mat, snarl disentangle, straighten out, unsnarl extricate from entanglement felt mat together and make felt-like enmesh, ensnarl, meshentangle or catch in (or as if in) a mesh distort, twine, twist form into a spiral shape 2v disarrange or rumple; dishevel Syn|Hyper dishevel, tousle disarrange destroy the arrangement or order of 3v tangle or complicate Syn|Ant|Hyper knot, ravel unknot, unpick, unravel, unscramble, untangle become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of ravel, ravel out, unraveldisentangle enlace, entwine, interlace, intertwine, lace, twine spin,wind, or twist together 4n a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven they carved their way through the tangle of vines Hypo|Hyper hair ball, hairball, trichobezoar a compact mass of hair that forms in the alimentary canal (especially in the stomach of animals as a result of licking fur) shaga matted tangle of hair or fiber natural object an object occurring naturally; not made by man 5n something jumbled or confused 2a tangle of government regulations Syn|Hyper maze, snarl perplexity trouble or confusion resulting from complexity v force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action Syn|Hyper drag, drag in, embroil, sweep, sweep up involve engage as a participant |
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