tangle 音标拼音: [t'æŋgəl]
n . 缠结,纠缠,困惑,纠纷,混乱
vt . 使缠结,使纠缠
vi . 缠结,被纠缠
缠结,纠缠,困惑,纠纷,混乱使缠结,使纠缠缠结,被纠缠
tangle n 1 :
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven ; "
they carved their way through the tangle of vines "
2 :
something jumbled or confused ; "
a tangle of government regulations " [
synonym : {
tangle }, {
snarl }, {
maze }]
v 1 :
force into some kind of situation ,
condition ,
or course of action ; "
They were swept up by the events "; "
don '
t drag me into this business " [
synonym : {
embroil }, {
tangle }, {
sweep },
{
sweep up }, {
drag }, {
drag in }]
2 :
tangle or complicate ; "
a ravelled story " [
synonym : {
ravel },
{
tangle }, {
knot }] [
ant : {
ravel }, {
ravel out }, {
unknot },
{
unpick }, {
unravel }, {
unscramble }, {
untangle }]
3 :
disarrange or rumple ;
dishevel ; "
The strong wind tousled my hair " [
synonym : {
tousle }, {
dishevel }, {
tangle }]
4 :
twist together or entwine into a confusing mass ; "
The child entangled the cord " [
synonym : {
entangle }, {
tangle }, {
mat },
{
snarl }] [
ant : {
disentangle }, {
straighten out }, {
unsnarl }]
Tangle \
Tan "
gle \,
v .
i .
To be entangled or united confusedly ;
to get in a tangle .
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1913 Webster ]
Tangle \
Tan "
gle \,
n .
1 . [
Cf .
Icel . [
thorn ]["
o ]
ngull .
See {
Tang }
seaweed .] (
Bot .)
Any large blackish seaweed ,
especially the {
Laminaria saccharina }.
See {
Kelp }.
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Coral and sea fan and tangle ,
the blooms and the palms of the ocean . --
C .
Kingsley .
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2 . [
From {
Tangle },
v .]
A knot of threads ,
or other thing ,
united confusedly ,
or so interwoven as not to be easily disengaged ;
a snarl ;
as ,
hair or yarn in tangles ;
a tangle of vines and briers .
Used also figuratively .
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3 .
pl .
An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to which are attached swabs ,
or bundles of frayed rope ,
or other similar substances , --
used to capture starfishes ,
sea urchins ,
and other similar creatures living at the bottom of the sea .
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{
Blue tangle }. (
Bot .)
See {
Dangleberry }.
{
Tangle picker } (
Zool .),
the turnstone . [
Prov .
Eng .]
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Tangle \
Tan "
gle \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Tangled };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Tangling }.] [
A frequentative fr .
tang seaweed ;
hence ,
to twist like seaweed .
See {
Tang }
seaweed ,
and cf . {
Tangle },
n .]
1 .
To unite or knit together confusedly ;
to interweave or interlock ,
as threads ,
so as to make it difficult to unravel the knot ;
to entangle ;
to ravel .
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2 .
To involve ;
to insnare ;
to entrap ;
as ,
to be tangled in lies . "
Tangled in amorous nets ." --
Milton .
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When my simple weakness strays ,
Tangled in forbidden ways . --
Crashaw .
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159 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tangle ":
Chinese puzzle ,
Gordian knot ,
Rube Goldberg contraption ,
a outrance ,
absorb ,
allure ,
bag ,
bait the hook ,
ball up ,
bandy with ,
battle ,
battle it out ,
birdlime ,
bump heads ,
burden ,
can of worms ,
catch ,
catch out ,
catch up ,
catch up in ,
coil ,
come up against ,
complex ,
complexity ,
complicate ,
complication ,
concern ,
confound ,
confuse ,
confusion ,
contend with ,
cope with ,
cramp ,
cripple ,
cross swords with ,
cumber ,
decoy ,
disagree with ,
dispute ,
draw in ,
embarrass ,
embrangle ,
embroil ,
encumber ,
engage ,
engage with ,
enmesh ,
ensnare ,
ensnarl ,
entangle ,
entanglement ,
entoil ,
entrammel ,
entrap ,
entwine ,
enweb ,
exchange shots ,
fetter ,
fight against ,
fight like devils ,
fight with ,
foul ,
foul up ,
gin ,
gnarl ,
go to loggerheads ,
grapple with ,
hamper ,
hamstring ,
handicap ,
harpoon ,
have it out ,
hobble ,
hook ,
hook in ,
impede ,
implicate ,
interest ,
interlace ,
intertwine ,
intertwist ,
interweave ,
inveigle ,
involve ,
jam ,
jumble ,
jungle ,
kink ,
knot ,
labyrinth ,
lame ,
land ,
lasso ,
lime ,
lock horns ,
louse up ,
lumber ,
lure ,
maze ,
meander ,
measure swords with ,
medley ,
mesh ,
mess ,
mess up ,
mishmash ,
mix up ,
mix -
up ,
morass ,
muck ,
muck up ,
muddle ,
nail ,
net ,
noose ,
perplex ,
press down ,
puzzle ,
ramify ,
ravel ,
rope ,
sack ,
saddle with ,
scramble ,
screw up ,
settle it ,
shackle ,
shuffle ,
skein ,
snafu ,
snag ,
snake pit ,
snare ,
snarl ,
snarl up ,
sniggle ,
spear ,
spread the toils ,
strive with ,
struggle with ,
suck into ,
take ,
tangle up with ,
tangle with ,
tangled skein ,
tilt with ,
toil ,
trammel ,
trap ,
trip ,
try conclusions with ,
twist ,
web ,
webwork ,
weigh down ,
wheels within wheels ,
wilderness ,
wind ,
wrestle with
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