tangled

英 [ˈtæŋɡld]

美 [ˈtæŋɡld]

adj.  缠结的; 混乱的; 紊乱的; 复杂的; 纠缠不清的
v.  使缠结; 纠结; 乱作一团
tangle的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：tangled　过去式：tangled　

法律

BNC.11502 / COCA.9476

牛津词典

adj.

• 缠结的；混乱的；紊乱的
  twisted together in an untidy way
  1. tangled hair/bed clothes
     凌乱的头发 / 床上用品
• 复杂的；纠缠不清的
  complicated, and not easy to understand
  1. tangled financial affairs
     错综复杂的财务

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 缠结;纠结;乱糟糟的一团
  Atangle ofsomething is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way.
  1. A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems...
     原来的计算机和电话系统如今只剩下乱糟糟的一团电线。
  2. There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
     他站在那儿，头发乱成一团，下巴上一片黑胡茬。
• V-ERG (使)缠绕;(使)缠结
  If somethingis tangledortangles, it becomes twisted together in an untidy way.
  1. Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown...
     动物被缠进渔网里淹死了。
  2. She tried to kick the pajamas loose, but they were tangled in the satin sheet...
     她想把睡衣踢脱，可是它却和缎子床单绞到了一块。
  3. Lee and I fell in a tangled heap...
     李和我扭作一团，摔倒在地。
  4. Her hair tends to tangle...
     她的头发容易打结。
  5. He suggested that tangling fishing gear should be made a criminal offence.
     他提议，缠绕捕鱼器材应该算刑事犯罪。
• N-SING 混乱;纷乱;乱成一团
  You can refer to a confusing or complicated situation as atangle.
  1. I was thinking what a tangle we had got ourselves into.
     我在想，我们卷入了怎样的纷争之中。
  2. ...the tangle of domestic politics.
     国内政局的错综复杂
• VERB (思想、局势变得)纷乱，混乱
  If ideas or situationsare tangled, they become confused and complicated.
  1. The themes get tangled in Mr. Mahfouz's epic storytelling...
     马赫福兹先生讲述的故事过于宏大，主题有些混乱了。
  2. You are currently in a muddle where financial and emotional concerns are tangled together.
     你眼下头脑不清了，对于金钱和感情的忧虑交织在了一起。
• a tangled web→ see:web

双语例句

• Lee and I fell in a tangled heap
  李和我扭作一团，摔倒在地。
• The wrong shampoo can leave curly hair in a tangled mess
  不合适的洗发水会使卷发纠结成乱糟糟的一团。
• The cat has tangled my wool.
  猫把我的毛线弄乱了。
• Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown
  动物被缠进渔网里淹死了。
• His leg may have got tangled in a harpoon line.
  他的腿可能被鱼叉绳缠住了。
• And you don't want to get tangled up with that kind of crowd.
  你可不想和那些人纠缠在一起。
• The thread is so tangled. I simply can't undo it.
  线乱成了一团，怎么也择不开了。
• The hedges are tangled with wild roses.
  篱笆上纠缠着野玫瑰。
• My hair's so tangled I can't comb it out.
  我的头发瞎得梳也梳不开了。
• Politicians normally avoid getting tangled up in anything to do with their electorate's savings.
  政治家们通常都避免卷进任何与选民储蓄有关的事情里去。