English Dictionary

tangle

IPA（発音記号）

/ˈtæŋ.ɡəl/

動詞

他動詞 自動詞 比喩的用法

(transitive) To mix together or intertwine. / (intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined. / (intransitive, figuratively) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.

日本語の意味

（他動詞）物を互いに絡ませる、絡み合わせる / （自動詞）物が絡み合ってもつれる / （自動詞、比喩的に）口論や争いに発展する

Please don't tangle the fairy lights together when you put them away.

しまうときにフェアリーライトを絡ませないでください。

意味（1）

(transitive) To mix together or intertwine.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To become mixed together or intertwined.

Her hair was tangled from a day in the wind.

意味（3）

(intransitive, figuratively) To enter into an argument, conflict, dispute, or fight.

Don't tangle with someone three times your size.

意味（4）

(transitive) To catch and hold.

tangled in amorous nets

tangles （ present singular third-person ）

tangling （ participle present ）

tangled （ participle past ）

tangled （ past ）