| 单词 | embroil |
| 释义 | embroil (once / 3845 pages) v To embroil is to drag someone in to a mess. If you're embroiled, you're in ... DEEP. It's far worse, far messier, and generally far more long-term, than simply being "involved" with something. Nothing good can come of being embroiled. Embroil can refer to any sort of situation — love affairs, political events, scandals — but it's probably most commonly used in reference to law suits. The classic law suit that embroiled its participants was the fictional one of Jarndyce. v. Jarndyce, in Dickens's novel Bleak House — which went on for so many generations that all the characters' money was eaten up entirely by lawyers' fees. Let us repeat: nothing good comes of getting embroiled. WORD FAMILYembroil: disembroil, embroiled, embroiling, embroilment, embroils+/disembroil: disembroiled/embroilment: embroilments USAGE EXAMPLESDickerson and the Rams were embroiled in controversy before Fisher was fired on Dec. 12. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) Mr. Reinecke was running for governor when he became embroiled in the wide-ranging Watergate investigation of the Nixon administration. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) Tokyo-based Toshiba also is embroiled in a scandal over disclosures that company officials doctored accounting books for years after setting unrealistic earnings targets. Seattle Times(Dec 26, 2016) v force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action Syn|Hyper drag, drag in, sweep, sweep up, tangle involve engage as a participant |
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