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tangled + noun
tangled 常修饰具体名词如 hair, wires 等。
She had tangled hair after the storm.
暴风雨后她的头发变得缠结在一起。
缠结的；乱蓬蓬的；凌乱的
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缠结的；乱蓬蓬的；凌乱的
in a confused mass
She had tangled hair after the storm.
暴风雨后她的头发变得缠结在一起。
高度复杂或精细,偶尔曲折的
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - Sir Walter Scott
缠结成一团的,混乱的
in a confused mass
After the storm, her hair was so tangled that it took an hour to brush.
暴风雨过后，她的头发缠结得很厉害，花了一个小时才梳开。
The phone charger cable is tangled under the desk, so I can't pull it out.
手机充电器的线在桌子下面缠成一团，所以我拉不出来。
The negotiations left them in a tangled situation that no one could easily resolve.
谈判让他们陷入了一个错综复杂的局面，谁都不容易解决。
tangled 常修饰具体名词如 hair, wires 等。
She had tangled hair after the storm.
暴风雨后她的头发变得缠结在一起。
get tangled 表示意外变得纠缠，常用 in 引出缠绕物。
The fishing line got tangled in the branches.
钓鱼线缠在了树枝上。
become tangled 可用于抽象事物，表示变得复杂难解。
The situation became tangled with legal issues.
情况因法律问题而变得复杂。
Not this
The wires tangled.
Use this
The wires are tangled.
中文学习者可能会忘记系动词 "be"，因为中文里形容词可以直接作谓语。这里 "tangled" 是形容词，需要 "are" 构成系表结构。
Not this
The hair is tangle.
Use this
The hair is tangled.
中文学习者可能误将动词原形 "tangle" 用作形容词。正确的形容词形式是 "tangled"，表示 "纠缠的"。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
错综复杂的局面（多指欺骗或阴谋）
The scandal revealed a tangled web of corruption.
这起丑闻揭露了一个错综复杂的腐败网络。
打结的头发
She tried to comb her tangled hair.
她试图梳理她打结的头发。
缠绕在一起的电线
The drawer is full of tangled wires.
抽屉里满是缠在一起的电线。
一团糟；混乱不堪
After the move, our finances were a tangled mess.
搬家之后，我们的财务乱成一团。
盘根错节的根
The gardener struggled with the plant's tangled roots.
园丁费力地处理植物盘根错节的根。
错综复杂的局面（常因欺骗等造成）
He found himself caught in a tangled web of lies.
他发现自己陷入了由谎言织成的罗网之中。
卷入；纠缠于
I don't want to get tangled up in their argument.
我不想卷入他们的争吵之中。
与…发生冲突；与…争吵
She tangled with the manager over the new policy.
她因新政策与经理发生了争执。
啊，当我们第一次欺骗时，我们编织了多么错综复杂的网！
The investigation revealed a tangled web of lies and corruption.
调查揭示了一个错综复杂的谎言与腐败网络。
纠结于忧郁之中
Her thoughts were all tangled up in a confusing mess.
她的思绪纠结在一片混乱之中。
Use tangled naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象耳机线缠成一团，tang 音似“烫”，线被烫卷了，乱糟糟地纠缠在一起。
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing hair, wires, or rope、describing a complicated situation or relationship tangled 在描述头发、线绳等实体缠绕和描述复杂局面时都较常用，语气上属于中性；正式或口语中均可出现，具体词义需根据搭配判断。
常用于定语或表语位置，表示事物混乱或纠缠的状态。
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