fears that the US could get entangled in another war
对美国可能卷入另一场战争的恐惧
be/get etc entangled with somebody
I didn’t want to become entangled with my best friend’s wife.
我不想和我最好的朋友的妻子有瓜葛。
nGrammar
Entangle is usually passive.
—entangledadjectiveadj
Examples from the Corpus
entangle• That is that this is a case where the legalprocess and the political process have become entangled..• They have, through happenstance, and the nature of urban life that crunches lives and experiences together, simply become entangled.• In other words, the more deeply entangled he becomes, the freer he is.• We have been entangled in the numbers game too long.• At best, they can entangle the nets of a fishingboat and kill the crew.• The influence of wages is more difficult to assess because cause and effect are entangled with one another.
be/get entangled in/with something• Basu tried to stop them, her armentangled in the seatbelt.• He went quickly up the metalstaircase, leaving Amanda entangled with a group below.• J., we become so entangled in the tale that its considerablelength is hardly noticeable.• I was entangled in a world of strife Before I had the power to change my life.• Mr Kalnins is lying inbed, entangled in the covers.• Penguins have been found entangled in lengths of fishing net.• Dolphins and porpoises are being entangled in monofilament deathtraps throughout the world, and a great many drownings go unreported.• We have been entangled in the numbers game too long.
be/get etc entangled in something• They lost all their money after getting entangled in a bad realestatedeal.