tangle
noun /ˈtæŋɡl/
/ˈtæŋɡl/
- a twisted mass of threads, hair, etc. that cannot be easily separated
（线、毛发等的）缠结的一团，乱团，乱糟糟的一堆 - a tangle of branches
盘绕在一起的树枝 - Her hair was a mass of tangles.
她的头发乱糟糟的。
Topics Appearancec2- This string's in a tangle.
绳子缠成了一团。 - a dense tangle of undergrowth
一片密密匝匝的下层灌木丛 - (figurative) I had to pick my way through the tangle of bodies.
我不得不奋力从一堆人中间穿过。 - (figurative) a confused tangle of voices
一片嘈杂的声音
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- confused
- dense
- thick
- …
- mass
- get in/into
- sort out
- unravel
- …
- in a tangle
- tangle of
- a tangle of branches
- a lack of order; a confused state
混乱；纷乱 - His financial affairs are in a tangle.
他的财务一塌糊涂。
- The legal tangle was never really unravelled.
这起法律纠葛从来没有真正解决。 - These arrests have created a diplomatic tangle.
这些逮捕造成了外交纠纷。 - a complex tangle of loyalties
一堆乱七八糟的购物积分卡 - He got into a tangle pronouncing her name.
他念她的名字时陷入了混乱。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- confused
- dense
- thick
- …
- mass
- get in/into
- sort out
- unravel
- …
- in a tangle
- tangle of
- His financial affairs are in a tangle.
- (informal) a disagreement or fight
纠纷；不和；争执；打架
词源Middle English (in the sense ‘entangle, catch in a tangle’): probably of Scandinavian origin and related to Swedish dialect taggla ‘disarrange’.