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单词 entangled
释义 en·tan·gled
\-gəld\ adjective
1.
 a. : twisted together : intertwined, interwoven, snarled
  < the ropes became entangled >
  < toiled through the entangled growths of scrub oak and mesquite — American Guide Series: Texas >
 b. : placed in a situation that impedes physical movement or from which extrication is difficult : caught fast : ensnared, enmeshed
  < entangled in machinery >
  < one of the hares was entangled, and endeavoring to disengage himself — William Cowper >
  < entangled and even lost in the maze of swamps — Frank Debenham >
 c. : intricate, complicated, confused
  < moved in a thicker and more entangled machinery of government — Sacheverell Sitwell >
  < become entangled with still wider social and political problems — J.B.Conant >
2. : involved in an embarrassing, troublesome, or compromising situation
 < entangled in an affair with another man's wife >
 < became entangled in a costly litigation >
en·tan·gled·ly adverb
en·tan·gled·ness noun -es
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