tangle

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  • n.
    纠缠,纠纷
    混乱,慌乱
    昏乱的状态
    争论
  • vt.& vi.
    (使)缠结,(使)乱作一团
    使陷入,捕获
    使纠纷
    参加辩论、争执或冲突

单词词源

tangle 使缠结,纠结

来自中古英语 tagilen,卷入,缠结,来自 Proto-Germanic*thangul,海藻,海草,词源同 entangle. 比喻用法。

双语例句

1. Today the legacies of recent wars linger on , but in a confused tangle .
如今,这些近期战争的后遗症仍在持续,但形式却更为纠结混乱。
2. What is the point of keeping a tangle of old mobile-phone chargers and a warped tennis racket ?
毕竟对于像老手机充电器和一块歪掉的网球拍之类的东西保持的那份纠结的心情有什么意思呢?
3. The network symbol signifies the swamp of psyche , the tangle of life , the mob needed for individuality .
网络符号象征着心智的迷茫,生命的纠结,以及追求个性的乱众。
4. By 1965 , african american marriage rates had declined precipitously , and daniel patrick moynihan was famously declaring black families a " tangle of pathology . "
到1965年,非洲裔美国人的结婚率就大幅下降了,danielpatrickmoynihan也有一个很著名的理论,认为黑人家庭是“病态的纠结”。
5. The greek economy has underperformed growth and debt targets and is now enmeshed in a post-election tangle .
希腊经济一直未能达到增长和债务方面的目标,如今又陷入大选后的混乱状态。

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