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tangle

Ngoại động từNội động từ[C/U] Cả hai
Số nhiều: tanglesQuá khứ: tangledPhân từ 2: tangledV-ing: tanglingSo sánh hơn: more tangledSo sánh nhất: most tangled

This word evokes a sense of frustration and physical restriction. It suggests a chaotic lack of order where individual strands are so tightly entwined that they lose their distinct identity, creating a knot that is difficult or impossible to undo without effort. It carries a tactile quality of friction and resistance.

Countable when referring to a specific physical knot or a specific complicated situation. Uncountable when referring to the general state of being twisted or confused.

Ý nghĩa

Ngoại động từ
[something]

To twist together into a confused mass

"The fishing line began to tangle around the reel."

Nội động từ
[something]

To become twisted or knotted

"My hair always tangles when I sleep on a silk pillow."

Danh từ
[someone][something]

A twisted mass of threads, hair, or wires

"He spent an hour untying the tangle of cables behind the TV."

Danh từ
[someone][something]

A complicated or confused state of affairs

"The legal tangle over the inheritance lasted for years."

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