tangled
/ˈtæŋɡld/ (bre, ipa) · [tˈæŋɡəld] /ˈtæŋɡld/ (ame, ipa) · [tˈæŋɡəld] /ˈtaŋ-gəld How to pronounce tangled (audio)/ (ame, mw)
tangled — 形容詞
- tangledpositive
- more tangledcomparative
- most tangledsuperlative
1. hair, string, plants, or similar items that have become twisted around each othe
纏結的
纏繞雜亂的
hair, string, plants, or similar items that have become twisted around each other into a messy knot that is hard to separate
After playing outside, Ingrid's long hair was tangled with leaves and twigs.
在外面玩過之後，Ingrid 的長髮和樹葉、樹枝纏結在一起。
tangled with [leaves/twigs]
The old fishing net lay in a tangled heap on the dock.
那張舊漁網亂成一團，堆在碼頭上。
noun phrase: a tangled heap
Diego spent an hour trying to untangle the tangled Christmas lights.
Diego 花了一個小時想解開纏在一起的聖誕燈。
The vines grew so tangled that nobody could walk through the garden.
藤蔓長得亂七八糟，沒人能走過那座花園。
A tangled ball of wool sat in the bottom of Shanti's knitting bag.
一團纏住的毛線躺在 Shanti 的編織袋底部。
用法筆記
Commonly used for physical objects like hair, string, wires, cables, rope, vines, or fishing nets that have become twisted together. When used before a noun, it describes the object's state; after a linking verb (be, get, become), it describes what happened.
常見錯誤
2. a situation, relationship, or set of events that is confusing and difficult to u
錯綜複雜的
複雜難解的
a situation, relationship, or set of events that is confusing and difficult to understand or resolve
Karim found himself in a tangled business deal that involved three different companies.
Karim 發現自己陷入一樁涉及三家公司的複雜商業交易。
pattern: tangled + business deal / situation
The legal dispute grew more tangled as new evidence appeared in court.
隨著新證據在法庭上出現，這起法律糾紛變得更加棘手。
pattern: grow tangled (gradually become more complicated)
Yael's feelings about leaving her hometown were tangled with worries about finding a new job.
Yael 對離開家鄉的心情，摻雜著對找工作問題的擔憂。
Harper tried to explain the tangled history of the two neighbouring countries.
Harper 試圖解釋那兩個鄰國之間糾葛的歷史。
After months of broken promises, the couple's relationship had become hopelessly tangled.
經過幾個月的失信之後，這對伴侶的關係已變得亂七八糟。
- complicated
more neutral and less emotional than 'tangled'
- messy
more informal, implies a bad outcome or disorganized state
- simple
easy to understand or resolve
- straightforward
clear and uncomplicated
用法筆記
Describes abstract situations, never physical objects. Common with nouns like 'relationship', 'affair', 'situation', 'history', 'politics', 'web'. Frequently used with 'become' or 'grow' to describe a gradual change.
常見錯誤
3. caught or involved in a difficult, illegal, or unpleasant situation that is hard
捲入的
被捲入麻煩的
caught or involved in a difficult, illegal, or unpleasant situation that is hard to escape from
Linh became tangled in a corruption scandal at the city council.
Linh 捲入了市議會的一樁貪腐醜聞。
pattern: tangled in [scandal/corruption]
Wei got tangled up with a group of people who were selling stolen phones.
Wei 和一群販賣偷竊手機的人攪和在一起。
phrasal pattern: tangled up with [people]
Baraka never wanted to be tangled in his brother's arguments with the neighbours.
Baraka 從來不想被扯進弟弟和鄰居的爭吵中。
The young journalist found herself tangled in a web of political secrets.
那位年輕記者發現自己陷入了一張政治祕密的網中。
Once you are tangled in that kind of debt, it takes years to escape.
一旦你陷入那種債務，要好幾年才能脫身。
- entangled
more formal, implies being trapped in something undesirable
- implicated
more serious, suggests blame or criminal involvement
- uninvolved
not part of the situation at all
- free of
not affected by the bad situation
文法句型
tangled in + [bad situation]
tangled up with + [people involved in bad activity]
用法筆記
Almost always used with the preposition 'in' (tangled in something bad) or 'up with' (tangled up with bad people). Often implies that the involvement was not fully intentional and that escaping is difficult.