单词	embroil
释义	embroilem‧broil /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINembroil Origin: 1600-1700 French embrouiller, from brouiller ‘to mix together’ Verb Table VERB TABLE embroil Simple Form Present I, you, we, they embroil he, she, it embroils Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they embroiled Present perfect I, you, we, they have embroiled he, she, it has embroiled Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had embroiled Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will embroil Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have embroiled Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Both products have been embroiled in angry debate. If Felipe didn't like it he shouldn't have agreed to their coming and got them embroiled. More recently he was embroiled in a row with Darlington's Catholic community over plans to extend two schools. Researchers who speak plainly are likely to find themselves embroiled in controversy and accused of unscientific bias. So keeping a low profile avoids getting embroiled in political controversy, which is the proper province of the elected Diet. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorto get involved with something you did not want to get involved in► get caught up in to get involved in something dangerous, unpleasant, or illegal, without wanting to or intending to do this: · I don't want to get caught up in some petty argument with you.· It is easy for young people to get caught up in crime when there are so few jobs.· One unlucky group of American tourists got caught up in the country's civil war. ► get drawn into to gradually be persuaded to get involved in something that you did not intend to get involved in: · U.N. peacekeepers have gotten drawn into the fighting they were trying to prevent.· Children who end up on the street are likely to get drawn into prostitution and petty crime. ► get/become embroiled in to get involved in a long and complicated discussion, argument, or struggle which you do not want to get involved in: · The airline became embroiled in a six-month battle with the pilots' union.· I don't want to get embroiled in some endless argument over money. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► embroiled in ... argument  I became embroiled in an argument with the taxi driver. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► be embroiled in a controversy (=be involved in one)· A film company became embroiled in a controversy over the title of one of its movies. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► controversy · So keeping a low profile avoids getting embroiled in political controversy, which is the proper province of the elected Diet.· Researchers who speak plainly are likely to find themselves embroiled in controversy and accused of unscientific bias. VERB► become · Bush has become embroiled in destructive skirmishing at home even as his aides maneuver adroitly to avoid pointless battles abroad.· But soon thereafter, Mr Teitelbaum became embroiled in a series of lawsuits over control of the franchiser.· Santorum said many Democrats deserted the bill last month when it became embroiled in the continuing budget debate. to involve someone or something in a difficult situationembroil somebody/something in something I became embroiled in an argument with the taxi driver.
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