entanglements

英 [ɪnˈtæŋglmənts]

美 [ɛnˈtæŋgəlmənts]

n.  瓜葛; 牵连; 纠缠; 缠住; 铁丝网(用以阻止敌人靠近)
entanglement的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 复杂关系（或情况）；纠葛;瓜葛
  Anentanglementis a complicated or difficult relationship or situation.
  1. ...romantic entangle-ments.
     爱情纠葛
  2. ...a military and political entanglement the Government probably doesn't want.
     政府可能并不想看到的军政之间的纠葛
• N-VAR 纠缠;缠绕;缠住
  If things become entangled, you can refer to this asentanglement.
  1. Many dolphins are accidentally killed through entanglement with fishing equipment.
     很多海豚因为被渔具缠住而意外死亡。

双语例句

• With this however was linked a strong traditional distrust of old world politics and a habit of isolation from old world entanglements.
  然而，与此相关的却是他们传统上对欧洲政治的极大怀疑以。及脱离欧洲牵连的习惯。
• For years Uncle Tom had avoided emotional entanglements.
  好多年来汤姆叔叔一直避免感情上的纠缠。
• New technology seems to me likely to generate as yet unimagined administrative entanglements.
  对我来说，新技术似乎会产生无法想象的管理麻烦。
• Other semantic entanglements might be mentioned.
  还可以举出一些语义上的其他混乱现象。
• Or they should seek to slice through the entanglements, cordoning off the dangerous bits.
  或者通过分割理顺互相纠结的混乱关联并砍掉危险的部门。
• When I return home, I am always surprised to find some questions I sought to evade had been answered and some entanglements I had hoped to flee had become unraveled in my absence.
  当我“逃亡一天”回到家中，我总是会惊喜地发现原来试图逃避的问题和纠缠已经在我消失的那一天迎刃而解了。
• A national balance sheet soaked in red ink says the US can anyway no longer afford such entanglements.
  无论如何，国家资产负债表出现严重赤字，说明美国不再能够承受这样的干预。
• According to the human way, negotiation is the means of solving problems or resolving entanglements.
  按人的办法，协商是解决问题或脱开纠缠的方法。
• Politicians must avoid personal entanglements if they want to EET elected.
  如果想当选，政客们必须避免个人的种种纠葛。
• That said, the US is visibly overburdened by its present entanglements.
  话虽如此，但当下的种种纠葛显然令美国不堪重负。