Word · Frequency #19761
enmeshes
使陷入；使卷入；使纠缠
enmeshes is the third person singular of enmesh.
to entangle or catch someone or something in or as if in a mesh
- 1.
To mesh; to tangle or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated, particularly in a mesh- or net-like manner.
使缠绕；使交织在一起,难以分开,尤指呈网状或罗网状。
- 2.
To involve in such complications as to render extrication difficult.
使陷入复杂情况,难以摆脱。
- 3.
To involve in difficulties.
使陷入困境。
使缠绕；使交织在一起,难以分开,尤指呈网状或罗网状。；使陷入复杂情况,难以摆脱。；使陷入困境。；使绊住；使陷入
In use
The long grass enmeshed the rabbit's legs, making it hard for the animal to run.
She was enmeshed in a tangle of red tape when applying for the permit.
The documentary shows how social media can enmesh teenagers in endless comparisons.
enmesh sb/sth in sth
enmesh 是及物动词，后面接被缠住或卷入的人或事物，in 后接环境或抽象事物。
The complicated process enmeshed the team in endless paperwork.
这个复杂的过程使团队陷入了没完没了的文书工作。
be enmeshed in sth
用被动式 be enmeshed in sth 表达“被卷入、深陷于某事物”，尤其适用于纠纷、困境等抽象场合。
They were enmeshed in a legal battle for years.
他们多年来深陷于一场法律纠纷。
Verb forms
base enmesh · third person enmeshes · -ing enmeshing · past enmeshed · past participle enmeshed
Connections
Collocations
- become enmeshed in
- 陷入；被卷入（困境、纷争等）
- The small business became enmeshed in red tape.这家小企业陷入了繁文缛节。
- enmesh someone in
- 使某人陷入；把某人卷入（麻烦等）
- His careless remarks enmeshed him in a scandal.他的一番失言使他卷入了一桩丑闻。
- enmeshed in debt
- 深陷债务
- Low-income families are often enmeshed in debt.低收入家庭常常深陷债务。
- enmeshed in controversy
- 陷入争议
- The new policy is enmeshed in controversy.这项新政策陷入了争议。
- enmeshed in a web of lies
- 陷入谎言的罗网
- The witness was enmeshed in a web of lies.那名证人陷入了一个谎言的罗网。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
enmesh=en+mesh（网），想象自己掉进一张大网里被缠住，即“使陷入、使缠绕”，en-有“进入”之意。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：literary writing、formal analysis enmesh 多用于正式或文学语境，表示使陷入、使卷入（如陷入困境或复杂局面），日常口语中较少见。
Pronunciation & Spelling
enmesh 的重读音节是 -mesh /mɛʃ/，与 mesh、fresh、flesh、thresh、afresh 的 /ɛʃ/ 押韵。注意形近词 enmity /ˈɛnməti/、mesmerize /ˈmɛzməraɪz/、mesquite /mɛˈskiːt/ 虽含 mes-，但发音不同，并不押韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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