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tangled

🇬🇧 UK/'tæŋgld/🇺🇸 US
C2

Definitions

adj.

Twisted together in a confused mass; complicated and difficult to understand or resolve

缠结的;纠缠不清的;复杂的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
tangtouch
+
lesuffix
+
dpast tense / completed
=tangled

Common Collocations

  • 1.tangled web错综复杂的网
  • 2.tangled mess一团糟
  • 3.tangled hair打结的头发
  • 4.tangled up in深陷于……之中

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She spent an hour trying to comb through her tangled hair.

  • 2.

    The investigation revealed a tangled web of corruption and deceit.

  • 3.

    Their tangled relationship made it hard for either of them to move on.

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