英汉词典

1. 缠结;纠结;乱糟糟的一团
    A tangle of something is a mass of it twisted together in an untidy way.

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。

2. (使)缠绕;(使)缠结
    If something is tangled or tangles, it becomes twisted together in an untidy way.

    e.g. Animals get tangled in fishing nets and drown...
           动物被缠进渔网里淹死了。
    e.g. 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. 混乱;纷乱;乱成一团
    You can refer to a confusing or complicated situation as a tangle .

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. ...the tangle of domestic politics.
           国内政局的错综复杂

4. (思想、局势变得)纷乱，混乱
    If ideas or situations are tangled, they become confused and complicated.

tangle的解释

    e.g. 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。
    e.g. 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。