Entangle
[ ɪn'tæŋɡl ]
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vt. 使纠缠，缠住;使卷入，使陷入，连累;使混乱;
💡 词根助记
en使…进入状态+tangle纠缠→给予纠缠→缠住，套住
📝 例句
To entangle;embroil.
使陷入；使混乱
Don't entangle the fishing lines.
不要让钓鱼线缠在一起。
entangle in (=get into) a mess
陷入困境
He got entangled in the scandal.
他被卷入了这件丑闻中。
To hinder, entrap, or entangle as if in mire.
使受困扰使阻碍、牵绊或纠缠如陷入泥沼一般
🌱 联想助记
【记】谐音“因探戈”:因为一起跳过探戈舞,他被她缠住了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
-tact-表示“触摸”
常见变体有-tach-、-tire-、-tag-、-tang-
📖 牛津释义
entangle
v[Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth/oneself (in/among/with sth)
1 cause sb/sth/oneself to become twisted, tangled or caught (in sth) 使某人[某物/自己]缠绕, 纠缠於（某物中）
The bird got entangled in the wire netting. 鸟被金属网缠住.
a fishing line entangled among the weeds 与杂草缠在一起的钓鱼线
Her long hair entangled itself in the rose bush. 她的长发让玫瑰丛给钩住了.
2 (fig 比喻) involve sb/oneself (in difficulties or complicated circumstances) 使某人[自己]陷入（困难或复杂的环境中）
become entangled in money problems 陷入金钱问题之中.
🔁 扩展释义
*[in'tæŋgl]vt. 使纠缠, 卷入, 使混乱
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What about the baby?
那小宝宝怎么办？
My salary doesn't keep up with inflation.
我的工资跟不上通货膨胀。
for even though it was far too big for her needs, she persisted in living there long after her husband's death.
房子实在太大了，但在丈夫去世多年后，她仍然执意长年住在那儿。