vt.

1. 使纠结，使纠缠[（+up）]
   The little girl tangled the yarn her mother was knitting.

   小女孩把她妈妈在编结的毛线弄得纠结在一起了。

2. 使卷入；使陷入[H]
   Do you know how he got tangled in the quarrel?

   你知道他是怎么卷入争吵的吗？

3. 使混乱；使困惑
   The power failure had tangled traffic in the city.

   断电使该城的交通陷入混乱。

vi.

1. 纠结，缠结
   Long hair tangles easily.

   长发容易缠结。

2. 乱作一团
3. 【口】吵架，争论[（+with）]
   If I were you, I wouldn't tangle with them.

   我要是你，我就不跟他们争吵。

n.[C]

1. 纠结；纷乱；混乱
   Her thoughts were in a tangle.

   她的思想陷入混乱之中。

2. 乱糟糟的一团[S][（+of）]
   There is a tangle of ropes on the deck.

   甲板上有一团乱绳。

3. 【口】纠纷，口角[（+with）]
   The boys got into a tangle over the rules of the game.

   男孩子们在比赛规则上发生了争吵。

v.

1. twist together into a confused mass.
2. (tangle with) informal become involved in a conflict with.

n.

1. a confused mass of something twisted together.
   ▸a confused or complicated state.
2. informal a fight or argument.

n.