Word · Frequency #14533
embroil
使卷入；使陷入
核心释义
to involve someone in a difficult situation or an argument
- 1.
使陷入混乱或骚动；使复杂化,使混乱。
To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.
- 2.
使(某人)卷入困境或争端。
To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.
使混乱；使复杂；使陷入混乱或骚动；使复杂化,使混乱。；使(某人)卷入困境或争端。；使卷入；牵连
用法In use
The scandal embroils several high-ranking officials.
用法提示：动词一般现在时第三人称单数，表示主动使卷入。
She got embroiled in a heated argument with her colleague.
用法提示：被动结构'get embroiled in'，表示被牵连进入。
The company is embroiling itself in a costly legal battle.
用法提示：现在进行时，反身用法，表示主动使自己卷入。
embroil sb in sth
主语通常是事件或情况，宾语是人。
The scandal embroiled several politicians in a corruption investigation.
这一丑闻使几位政客卷入了腐败调查。
be/become embroiled in sth
常用被动语态或系表结构，表示状态。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- become embroiled in
- 卷入；陷入
- The company became embroiled in a tax dispute.这家公司卷入了一场税务纠纷。
- embroiled in controversy
- 卷入争议
- The politician found himself embroiled in controversy.这位政客发现自己陷入了争议之中。
- embroiled in a dispute
- 陷入争端
- The two countries were embroiled in a territorial dispute.这两个国家陷入了领土争端。
- embroiled in scandal
- 卷入丑闻
- Several officials were embroiled in the corruption scandal.几名官员卷入了这起腐败丑闻。
- embroiled in conflict
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把 em- 联想成“进入”，broil 联想成“争吵”：想象自己被拖进一场争吵，就记住了 embroil 表示“使卷入、使陷入”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、政治或法律讨论 embroil 多用于正式场合或书面语，表示使某人卷入困境或纷争；日常口语中比较少见，常搭配介词 in。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于被动结构 be embroiled in
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
embroil 的结尾 -broil 读作 /brɔɪl/，与 broil、boil、coil、soil、toil、spoil 押韵（都是 /ɔɪl/）。注意：employ /ɪmˈplɔɪ/ 拼写相近，但后面没有 /l/，所以不押韵。
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