embroil
embroil — 動詞
- embroilpresent simple I / you / we / they
- embroilshe / she / it
- embroiledpast simple
- embroiling-ing form
1. to force or draw a person into a dispute, conflict, or troublesome matter, espec
使捲入
使陷入爭執或困境
to force or draw a person into a dispute, conflict, or troublesome matter, especially when they would rather stay out of it
The mayor's policy statement embroiled him in a heated debate with local activists.
市長的施政方針使他捲入與當地運動人士的激烈辯論。
active: embroil + object + in + [conflict]
Marta found herself embroiled in a family dispute over her grandmother's will.
Marta 發現自己因祖母的遺囑而捲入家族糾紛。
passive refexive: find oneself embroiled in
Benjamin was embroiled in a bitter legal battle with his former business partner for years.
Benjamin 多年來一直與前商業夥伴陷入激烈的法律訴訟。
The journalist's investigation embroiled several government officials in a corruption scandal.
記者的調查使數名政府官員捲入貪腐醜聞。
Eleni made a passing remark that embroiled her in the neighbourhood dispute.
Eleni 一句無心的話使她捲入鄰里的爭執。
- involve
more neutral and general; does not necessarily imply conflict or unwillingness ('The project involves several departments')
- entangle
suggests being caught in something complex or messy, often against one's will ('She became entangled in a web of lies')
- implicate
strongly tied to wrongdoing or crime, with legal overtones ('The documents implicate the finance director')
- enmesh
literary; suggests being caught in a net of circumstances ('The family was enmeshed in debt')
- extricate
to free someone from a difficult situation or involvement ('He struggled to extricate himself from the dispute')
- disentangle
to separate someone from a complicated or compromising situation
文法句型
embroil + someone + in + conflict/dispute
be/become/get embroiled + in + situation
embroil + someone + with + opposing party
用法筆記
Frequently passive — the participle form 'embroiled' is common in the construction 'be / become / get embroiled in'. The active form (embroil someone in something) sounds more deliberate and is used when one person's action causes another's involvement. The preposition 'in' introduces the problematic situation; 'with' introduces the other party involved.