单词 | tangle |
释义 | tangle 1. v. & n. --v   1. a tr. intertwine (threads or hairs etc.) in a confused mass; entangle. b intr. become tangled.   2. intr. (foll. by with) colloq. become involved (esp. in conflict or argument) with (don't tangle with me).   3. tr. complicate (a tangled affair). --n   1. a confused mass of intertwined threads etc.   2. a confused or complicated state (be in a tangle; a love tangle). Etymology: ME var. of obs. tagle, of uncert. orig. 2. n. any of various seaweeds, esp. of the genus Laminaria or Fucus. Etymology: prob. f. Norw. taangel f. ON th{ouml}ngull |
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