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单词 tangled
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
tan•gled /ˈtæŋgəld/USA pronunciation   adj. 
    1. mixed up or twisted together in a tangle:tangled thread.
  • very complicated or involved:tangled negotiations.

  • WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    tan•gled  (tanggəld),USA pronunciation adj. 
    1. snarled, interlaced, or mixed up:tangled thread.
    2. very complicated, intricate, or involved:tangled bureaucratic procedures.
    • tangle1 + -ed2 1580–90

    WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
    tan•gle1 /ˈtæŋgəl/USA pronunciation   v., -gled, -gling, n. 
    v. 
    1. to (cause to) be brought together into a mass of confused parts or strands;
      entangle: [+ object]The wind tangled the girl's long hair.[no object]Those puppet strings tangle too easily.
    2. to involve in something that prevents freedom of movement:[+ object]The bushes were tangled with vines.
    3. to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare:[+ object]tangled in a web of lies.
    4. Informal Terms to come into conflict;
      fight or argue:[no object]I don't want to be around when those two tangle.

    n. [countable]
    1. a tangled situation;
      a tangled mass:The deer was caught in a tangle of vines.
    2. a confused mess;
      maze:a tangle of lies and contradictions.
    3. Informal Termsa conflict;
      disagreement:I got into a tangle with the manager.

    WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
    tan•gle1  (tanggəl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. 
    v.t. 
    1. to bring together into a mass of confusedly interlaced or intertwisted threads, strands, or other like parts;
      snarl.
    2. to involve in something that hampers, obstructs, or overgrows:The bushes were tangled with vines.
    3. to catch and hold in or as if in a net or snare.

    v.i. 
    1. to be or become tangled.
    2. Informal Termsto come into conflict;
      fight or argue:I don't want to tangle with him over the new ruling.

    n. 
    1. a tangled condition or situation.
    2. a tangled or confused mass or assemblage of something.
    3. a confused jumble:a tangle of contradictory statements.
    4. Informal Termsa conflict;
      disagreement:He got into a tangle with the governor.
    • Scandinavian; compare Swedish (dialect, dialectal) taggla to disarrange
    • Middle English tangilen, tagilen to entangle 1300–50
    tangle•ment, n. 
    tangler, n. 
    tangly, adv. 
      • 8.See corresponding entry in Unabridged snarl, net, labyrinth, maze.

    tan•gle2  (tanggəl),USA pronunciation n. 
    1. Plant Biology, Microbiologyany of several large seaweeds of the genus Laminaria.
    • Scandinavian; compare Old Norse thǫngull strand of tangle, Norwegian tang
    • 1530–40

    Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
    tangle /ˈtæŋɡəl/ n
    1. a confused or complicated mass of hairs, lines, fibres, etc, knotted or coiled together
    2. a complicated problem, condition, or situation
    vb
    1. to become or cause to become twisted together in a confused mass
    2. (intransitive) often followed by with: to come into conflict; contend
    3. (transitive) to involve in matters which hinder or confuse
    4. (transitive) to ensnare or trap, as in a net
    Etymology: 14th Century tangilen, variant of tagilen, probably of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish dialect taggla to entangle

    ˈtangly adj
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