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en·tan·gle

E0157800 (ĕn-tăng′gəl)tr.v. en·tan·gled, en·tan·gling, en·tan·gles 1. To cause to become twisted together or caught in a snarl or entwining mass: The fishing lines became entangled. His foot was entangled in the wiring.2. To involve in a complicated situation or in circumstances from which it is difficult to disengage: The country found itself entangled in a series of regional conflicts. She wanted to avoid relationships that might entangle her emotions. See Synonyms at catch.3. Physics To cause (the quantum states of two or more objects) to become correlated in such a way that they remain correlated, even though the objects are separated spatially.

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en·tan′gle·ment n.en·tan′gler n.

entangle

(ɪnˈtæŋɡəl) vb (tr) 1. to catch or involve in or as if in a tangle; ensnare or enmesh2. to make tangled or twisted; snarl3. to make complicated; confuse4. to involve in difficulties; entrap enˈtangler n

en•tan•gle

(ɛnˈtæŋ gəl)

v.t. -gled, -gling. 1. to make tangled; ensnarl; intertwine. 2. to involve in or as if in a tangle: to be entangled in intrigue. 3. to involve in difficulties. [1530–40] en•tan′gler, n. en•tan′gling•ly, adv.

entangle

Past participle: entangled
Gerund: entangling

Imperative
entangle
entangle

Present
I entangle
you entangle
he/she/it entangles
we entangle
you entangle
they entangle

Preterite
I entangled
you entangled
he/she/it entangled
we entangled
you entangled
they entangled

Present Continuous
I am entangling
you are entangling
he/she/it is entangling
we are entangling
you are entangling
they are entangling

Present Perfect
I have entangled
you have entangled
he/she/it has entangled
we have entangled
you have entangled
they have entangled

Past Continuous
I was entangling
you were entangling
he/she/it was entangling
we were entangling
you were entangling
they were entangling

Past Perfect
I had entangled
you had entangled
he/she/it had entangled
we had entangled
you had entangled
they had entangled

Future
I will entangle
you will entangle
he/she/it will entangle
we will entangle
you will entangle
they will entangle

Future Perfect
I will have entangled
you will have entangled
he/she/it will have entangled
we will have entangled
you will have entangled
they will have entangled

Future Continuous
I will be entangling
you will be entangling
he/she/it will be entangling
we will be entangling
you will be entangling
they will be entangling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been entangling
you have been entangling
he/she/it has been entangling
we have been entangling
you have been entangling
they have been entangling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been entangling
you will have been entangling
he/she/it will have been entangling
we will have been entangling
you will have been entangling
they will have been entangling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been entangling
you had been entangling
he/she/it had been entangling
we had been entangling
you had been entangling
they had been entangling

Conditional
I would entangle
you would entangle
he/she/it would entangle
we would entangle
you would entangle
they would entangle

Past Conditional
I would have entangled
you would have entangled
he/she/it would have entangled
we would have entangled
you would have entangled
they would have entangled

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	entangle - entrap; "Our people should not be mired in the past"mireinvolve - engage as a participant; "Don't involve me in your family affairs!"
	2.	entangle - twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"mat, snarl, tangledistort, twine, twist - form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"felt - mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool"enmesh, ensnarl, mesh - entangle or catch in (or as if in) a meshunsnarl, disentangle, straighten out - extricate from entanglement; "Can you disentangle the cord?"

entangle

verb1. tangle, catch, trap, twist, knot, mat, mix up, snag, snarl, snare, jumble, ravel, trammel, enmesh The door handle had entangled itself with the strap of her bag.
tangle free, separate, loose, unfold, detach, sever, unravel, disconnect, extricate, disengage, disentangle, untangle, untwist, unsnarl2. embroil, involve, complicate, mix up, muddle, implicate, bog down, enmesh Bureaucracy can entangle ventures for months.

entangle

verb1. To twist together so that separation is difficult:ensnarl, foul, snarl, tangle.2. To make complex, intricate, or perplexing:complicate, embarrass, involve, perplex, ravel, snarl, tangle.

Translations

缠住

entangle

(inˈtӕŋgl) verb to cause (something) to become twisted or tangled with something else. Her long scarf entangled itself in the bicycle wheel; entangled in an unhappy love affair. 纏住 缠住enˈtanglement noun 糾纏 纠缠