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

• Sheep kept getting tangled up in it and eventually the wire was removed
  不断有绵羊被那根铁丝缠住，最后就把它拆掉了。
• The teeth are like razors. Once you get tangled up it will never let you go.
  其牙齿就像剃刀，一旦咬住你它就绝不会松开。
• Life is a messy and tangled business
  生活就是一件既混乱又复杂的事情。
• Her hair had loosened and was tangled around her shoulders.
  她的头发打了开来，散乱地披在肩上。
• The thread has got tangled ( or got into a knot).
  线结成了疙瘩。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't get tangled up in that issue.
  别在那个问题上打圈子了。
• 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。
• He crouched down among the tangled foliage.
  他在一堆杂乱的树叶中间蹲了下来。