tangle

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
美 /ˈteɪ̯ŋɡəl/|[ˈtʰeɪ̯ŋɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰeɪ̯ŋɡl̩]|/ˈtɛ̃ŋɡəl/|[ˈtʰɛ̃ŋɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰɛ̃ŋɡl̩]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A tangled twisted mass.
  2. Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria. countable,uncountable
    — […] if with thee the roaring wells ⁠Should gulf him fathom-deep in brine; ⁠And hands so often clasp’d in mine, Should toss with tangle and with shells.
  3. A complicated or confused state or condition.
    — I tried to sort through this tangle and got nowhere.
  4. 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. countable,in-plural,uncountable
  5. An argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.
  6. Any long hanging thing, even a lanky person. Scotland,countable,uncountable
  7. A region of the projection of a knot such that the knot crosses its perimeter exactly four times.
  8. A paired helical fragment of tau protein found in a nerve cell and associated with Alzheimer's disease.
  9. A form of art which consists of sections filled with repetitive patterns.
动词 v.
  1. To mix together or intertwine. transitive
  2. To become mixed together or intertwined. intransitive
    — Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.
  3. To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight. figuratively,intransitive
    — Don't tangle with someone three times your size.
  4. To catch and hold. transitive
    — tangled in amorous nets

词形变化

tangles present,singular,third-person tangling participle,present tangled participle,past tangled past tangles plural tangles plural

词汇关系

近义词
enmesh ensnare ensnarl entangle foul implicate imply involve mat ravel snarl tangle
反义词
untangle
上位词
intertwine
下位词
kombu
衍生词
tanglefish tangle net tanglesome tangle-wrack tau tangle

词源

词源 1
From Middle English tanglen, probably of North Germanic origin, compare Swedish taggla (“to disorder”), Old Norse þǫngull, þang (“tangle; seaweed”), see Etymology 2 below.
词源 2
Of North Germanic origin, such as Danish tang or Swedish tång, from Old Norse þongull, þang. See also Norwegian tongul, Faroese tongul, Icelandic þöngull.
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