Word · CEFR C1 · Frequency #11502
Fully loadedtangled
缠结的；乱蓬蓬的；凌乱的
in a confused mass
- 1.
highly complex or intricate and occasionally devious; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; - Sir Walter Scott
高度复杂或精细,偶尔曲折的
- 2.
in a confused mass
缠结成一团的,混乱的
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
In use
After the storm, her hair was so tangled that it took an hour to brush.
The phone charger cable is tangled under the desk, so I can't pull it out.
The negotiations left them in a tangled situation that no one could easily resolve.
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。
The fishing line got tangled in the branches.
钓鱼线缠在了树枝上。
become tangled (with sth)
become tangled 可用于抽象事物，表示变得复杂难解。
Connections
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
- The gardener struggled with the plant's tangled roots.园丁费力地处理植物盘根错节的根。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
常用于定语或表语位置，表示事物混乱或纠缠的状态。
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.