tangled
UK/'tæŋgld/US
C2
Definitions
adj.
Twisted together into a knotted, confused mass; (figurative) complicated and hard to deal with
缠绕成一团乱麻的；（比喻）错综复杂、难以理清的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom tangle (twist together). Twisted up = knotted, or by extension a messy, complicated situation.
Root tact still carries 52 more wordsCommon 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 tried to comb out her tangled hair after the windy walk.
- 2.
The company got caught in a tangled web of lawsuits.