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a tangle of something
The garden was overgrown with a tangle of weeds.
花园里长满了一团乱糟糟的杂草。
缠结的一团；纠结的一堆
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缠结的一团；纠结的一堆
A twisted, tangled mass.
The garden was overgrown with a tangle of weeds.
花园里长满了一团乱糟糟的杂草。
缠结的一团。
A tangled twisted mass.
任何大型海藻,尤其是海带属的一种。
Any large type of seaweed, especially a species of Laminaria.
缠绕在一起的一团
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
复杂或混乱的状态或状况。
A complicated or confused state or condition.
Her necklace was a tangle of silver chains.
她的项链是一团缠在一起的银链子。
AI contextual example
After the storm, the wires lay in a tangle on the road.
暴风雨过后，电线乱糟糟地缠成一团躺在路上。
AI contextual example
He spent an hour trying to undo the tangle in the fishing line.
他花了一个小时想解开钓鱼线上缠结的那一团。
AI contextual example
they carved their way through the tangle of vines
他们在缠结的藤蔓中开出一条路
WordNet
The garden was overgrown with a tangle of weeds.
花园里长满了一团乱糟糟的杂草。
常用来形容复杂混乱的局面。
The legal affairs of the company are in a tangle.
公司的法律事务陷入混乱。
Not this
The wires are tangle.
Use this
The wires are tangled.
将tangle用作形容词是常见错误。tangle是动词原形或名词，作表语描述状态时需用过去分词tangled。
Not this
He got tangle in the ropes.
Use this
He got tangled in the ropes.
介词短语中，tangle应使用过去分词形式tangled构成被动或状态，原句误用了动词原形。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
一团缠绕的电线
There was a tangle of wires behind the desk.
书桌后面有一团缠绕的电线。
乱成一团；纠缠不清
My headphones are in a tangle.
我的耳机缠成一团了。
与……的争执（或冲突）
He had a tangle with a coworker over the project.
他因项目与同事发生争执。
错综复杂的官僚程序
The permit process was a tangle of bureaucracy.
申请许可的过程是一团错综复杂的官僚程序。
与…发生冲突（尤指打斗或争论）
Don't tangle with him; he's a professional boxer.
别跟他发生冲突；他是一名职业拳击手。
缠结；使纠缠在一起
The headphone wires tangle up in my pocket every time.
耳机线每次在我口袋里都会缠在一起。
陷入混乱或困惑
She got into a tangle trying to explain the complicated rules.
她在试图解释那些复杂规则时把自己绕糊涂了。
Use tangle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
将 tangle 记成“糖(tang)丝黏了(le)”，糖丝黏在一起变成一团，正好是“缠结的一团”的意思。
语域：neutral 常见场景：hair care、tidying wires or ropes 作名词表示“缠结的一团”时，语气中性，多用于日常描述头发、绳索、电线等缠绕在一起的情形；口语和一般书面叙述中都较常见。
常与of连用表示...的缠结，也可用于比喻义表示混乱、纠纷。
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