| 单词 | imbroglio |
| 释义 | imbroglio (once / 17382 pages) n An imbroglio is a complicated or confusing personal situation. To rephrase the J. Geils band song, "Love Stinks," if you love her and she loves him and he loves somebody else, you've got quite an imbroglio. Although an imbroglio is a tangled situation or a messy complicated misunderstanding, its history is just the opposite, clear as a bell. Imbroglio is just a borrowed word from Italian meaning "entanglement." If something embarrassing happens at a public event, such as a mishap during the musical performances at the Super Bowl, it is sometimes called an imbroglio. WORD FAMILYimbroglio: imbroglios USAGE EXAMPLESThe New York Post’s Page Six column reported that Mr. Elkann’s family was refusing to support him financially in this latest imbroglio. New York Times(Dec 03, 2016) The DeBakey imbroglio was in part rooted in this ethical dilemma. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) Perhaps the biggest reason for despair is the Somali clan imbroglio, which has long been a recipe for internecine division. Economist(Nov 17, 2016) 1n an intricate and confusing interpersonal or political situation Syn|Hyper embroilment situation a complex or critical or unusual difficulty 2n a very embarrassing misunderstanding Hyper misinterpretation, mistaking, misunderstanding putting the wrong interpretation on |
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