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单词 embroil
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
em•broil /ɛmˈbrɔɪl/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to involve in conflict or difficulty:They were embroiled in a passionate debate about the budget.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
em•broil  (em broil′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to bring into discord or conflict;
    involve in contention or strife.
  2. to throw into confusion;
    complicate.
  • Middle French embrouiller, equivalent. to em- em-1 + brouiller to broil2
  • 1595–1605
em•broil′er, n. 
em•broil′ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
embroil /ɪmˈbrɔɪl/ vb (transitive)
  1. to involve (a person, oneself, etc) in trouble, conflict, or argument
  2. to throw (affairs) into a state of confusion or disorder; complicate; entangle
Etymology: 17th Century: from French embrouiller, from brouiller to mingle, confuse

emˈbroiler n emˈbroilment n
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