Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11502
Fully loadedtangled
缠结的；乱蓬蓬的；凌乱的
核心释义
in a confused mass
- 1.
高度复杂或精细,偶尔曲折的
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - Sir Walter Scott
- 2.
缠结成一团的,混乱的
in a confused mass
错综复杂的；迂回曲折的；高度复杂或精细,偶尔曲折的；缠结成一团的,混乱的；纠缠的；紊乱的；[法] 复杂的
用法In use
After the storm, her hair was so tangled that it took an hour to brush.
用法提示：tangled 是形容词作表语，表示头发缠结、乱蓬蓬的状态。
The phone charger cable is tangled under the desk, so I can't pull it out.
用法提示：tangled 是形容词作定语，修饰 cable，表示电线缠绕成一团。
The negotiations left them in a tangled situation that no one could easily resolve.
用法提示：tangled 是形容词作定语，修饰 situation，表示局面复杂难解。
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。
get tangled (in sth)
get tangled 表示意外变得纠缠，常用 in 引出缠绕物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- a tangled web
- 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。
- tangled hair
- 打结的头发
- She tried to comb her tangled hair.她试图梳理她打结的头发。
- tangled wires
- 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。
- a tangled mess
- 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。
- tangled roots
- 盘根错节的根
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
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。
语境与语域Context & Register
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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于定语或表语位置，表示事物混乱或纠缠的状态。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with tangled: their stressed vowel and the following /ŋɡəld/ match. Note that other similar-looking -ngled words such as mingled /ˈmɪŋɡəld/ and tingled /ˈtɪŋɡəld/ have /ɪ/ and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, OCTANOVE, WORDNET.