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单词 embrangled
释义

embrangle

verb

em·​bran·​gle im-ˈbraŋ-gəl How to pronounce embrangle (audio)
embrangled; embrangling im-ˈbraŋ-g(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce embrangle (audio)

transitive verb

: embroil
embranglement
im-ˈbraŋ-gəl-mənt How to pronounce embrangle (audio)
noun

Synonyms

  • bog (down)
  • broil
  • embroil
  • mire
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Example Sentences

it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him

Word History

Etymology

en- + brangle (squabble)

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

embrangled

verb

past tense of embrangle
as in trapped
to place in conflict or difficulties it seems everyone who was even remotely connected to the man became somehow embrangled in the scandal surrounding him

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • trapped
  • tangled
  • bogged (down)
  • broiled
  • embroiled
  • immeshed
  • mired
  • entrapped
  • enmeshed
  • ensnarled
  • ensnared
  • entangled
  • snared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • released
  • liberated
  • freed
  • emancipated
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