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单词 imbroglio
释义

imbroglio

/ɪmˈbrəʊlɪəʊ /
noun (plural imbroglios)
1An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation: the abdication imbroglio of 1936...
  • Nor do I think that most Canadians understand or perhaps even care about the complexities of the constitutional imbroglio that has unfolded since the opposition began defeating the government in the Commons last Wednesday.
  • That's my prediction for the whole imbroglio waiting to unfold.
  • The imbroglio was motivated by the pan-green camp's embarrassing defeat in the showdown, as the pan-blue alliance used its numerical advantage to change the order of nine bills on the agenda.

Synonyms

complicated situation, complication, complexity, problem, difficulty, predicament, plight, trouble, entanglement, confusion, muddle, mess, quandary, dilemma
informal bind, jam, pickle, fix, scrape, corner, tight corner, hole, sticky situation, mare's nest, hot water, deep water
1.1 archaic A confused heap.

Origin

Mid 18th century: Italian, from imbrogliare 'confuse'; related to embroil.

Rhymes

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