v.纠缠；v.使…卷入困境
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
entangle (verb)transitive verb
1.
a) to wrap or twist together - interweave
b) - ensnare
2.
a) to involve in a perplexing or troublesome situation - became entangled in a lawsuit
b) to make complicated - the story is entangled with legends
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
entangle (verb)1.
to twist together into a usually confused mass
SYNONYMS:
interlace, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, knot, snarl, tangleRELATED WORDS:
jumble, scrabble, scramble; braid, enlace, entwine, entwist, inweave, plait, twine, weave, wind, wreathe, writheNEAR ANTONYMS:
unknot, unravel, unscramble; unweave2.
to catch or hold as if in a net
SYNONYMS:
catch up, enmesh ( immesh), ensnare, ensnarl, entoil, entrap, mesh, net, snare, tangle, trapRELATED WORDS:
bag, birdlime, capture, collar; embroil, implicate, involve, mireNEAR ANTONYMS:
detach, disengage, extricate; clear, free, liberate3.
to make complex or difficult
SYNONYMS:
complex, complexify, embarrass, entangle, perplex, sophisticateRELATED WORDS:
develop, elaborate, expand; intensify, magnify; confound, confuse, mess (up), mix (up), muddle; snarl, tangleNEAR ANTONYMS:
abbreviate, cut, shorten; ease, facilitate; disentangle, straighten (out), unravel, untangle; oversimplify