tangles

英 [ˈtæŋɡlz]

美 [ˈtæŋɡlz]

n.  (线、毛发等的)缠结的一团，乱团，乱糟糟的一堆; 混乱; 纷乱; 纠纷; 不和; 争执; 打架
v.  使缠结; 纠结; 乱作一团
tangle的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 缠结;纠结;乱糟糟的一团
  Atangle ofsomething is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way.
  1. A tangle of wires is all that remains of the computer and phone systems...
     原来的计算机和电话系统如今只剩下乱糟糟的一团电线。
  2. There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
     他站在那儿，头发乱成一团，下巴上一片黑胡茬。
• V-ERG (使)缠绕;(使)缠结
  If somethingis tangledortangles, it becomes twisted together in an untidy way.
  1. Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown...
     动物被缠进渔网里淹死了。
  2. She tried to kick the pajamas loose, but they were tangled in the satin sheet...
     她想把睡衣踢脱，可是它却和缎子床单绞到了一块。
  3. Lee and I fell in a tangled heap...
     李和我扭作一团，摔倒在地。
  4. Her hair tends to tangle...
     她的头发容易打结。
  5. He suggested that tangling fishing gear should be made a criminal offence.
     他提议，缠绕捕鱼器材应该算刑事犯罪。
• N-SING 混乱;纷乱;乱成一团
  You can refer to a confusing or complicated situation as atangle.
  1. I was thinking what a tangle we had got ourselves into.
     我在想，我们卷入了怎样的纷争之中。
  2. ...the tangle of domestic politics.
     国内政局的错综复杂
• VERB (思想、局势变得)纷乱，混乱
  If ideas or situationsare tangled, they become confused and complicated.
  1. The themes get tangled in Mr. Mahfouz's epic storytelling...
     马赫福兹先生讲述的故事过于宏大，主题有些混乱了。
  2. You are currently in a muddle where financial and emotional concerns are tangled together.
     你眼下头脑不清了，对于金钱和感情的忧虑交织在了一起。
• a tangled web→ see:web

双语例句

• There he stood: hair in wild tangles, dark stubble shadowing his chin.
  他站在那儿，头发乱成一团，下巴上一片黑胡茬。
• To make woolen yarns the fibers are fed to the carding machine where the fiber assemblage is opened or separated, tangles are removed. Fibers are straightened to some degree and impurities are removed.
  生产粗梳毛纱时，将纤维喂入梳毛机。在梳毛机上，毛块被开松分离，纤维之间的纠缠被松解。
• Scientists have moved away from plaque and tangles in the brain toward developing better treatments for the disease.
  科学家关于阿尔茨海默病的研究重心已从病理学的神经纤维斑块和纤维缠结转向研究更好的治疗措施。
• Current research centres around tackling so-called tangles in the brain which are thought to "silt up" the brain's thought processes.
  当前，对这种病症的研究主要集中在大脑中的混乱物（即淀粉样蛋白，一种粘性蛋白）上，医学上认为它们阻塞了大脑的思路。
• Some are using high-powered imaging studies to examine people's brains to look for characteristic plaques and tangles while they are still alive.
  一些研究者使用高能成像系统来检查人脑，以此寻找尚存活患者脑中的蛋白特征斑及蛋白团。
• Conclusion These results have great effects upon prevention of medical tangles and medicolegal expertise.
  结论该结果对医疗纠纷的防范及法医学司法鉴定有重要作用。
• Tangles like this still interrupted their intercourse.
  像这类纠缠不清的误会仍然妨碍着他们的交情。
• Not all dementia is caused by plaque and tangles ( stroke is a leading cause), and not all plaque and tangles lead to dementia.
  斑块和神经纤维缠结也并非一定导致痴呆。
• Uber has become a poster child for digital intermediaries that are sparking the ire of industry incumbents as it faces legal tangles from Paris and Brussels to Delhi and Beijing.
  目前，在引发业内官方人士怒火的数字化中介企业中，优步已成为其中一个典型。从巴黎和布鲁塞尔，到德里和北京，该公司正面临与各国政府的法律纠纷。
• Using the new method, TB bacteria are grown in a liquid, where they form characteristic tangles that are easily recognised under a microscope.
  在这种新的方法中，结核菌是在液体中培养的，它们在其中形成有特点的缠结，在显微镜下很容易识别。