embroil

英 [ɪm'brɒɪl; em-] 美 [ɪm'brɔɪl]
  • vt. 使卷入;使混乱

助记提示


inapt 不合适的,笨拙的。
inept 不适当的,笨拙的。

strategy 策略。
stratagem 策略。

embroil 使陷入混乱。
imbroglio 错综复杂的局面,纠缠不清。

中文词源


embroil 使卷入纠纷

em-, 进入,使。-broil, 蒸,煮,词源同brew. 原指各种原料炖成一锅。

英文词源


embroil (v.)
c. 1600, "throw into disorder," from French embrouillier "entangle, confuse, embroil" (cognate of Italian imbrogliare), from assimilated form of en- "in" (see en- (1)) + brouiller "confuse," from Old French brooillier (see broil (v.2)). Sense of "involve in a quarrel" is first attested c. 1610. Related: Embroiled; embroiling. Embrangle "mix confusedly" is from 1660s.

双语例句


1. Any hostilities could result in retaliation and further embroil U.N. troops in fighting.
任何敌对行为都可能招致报复,进而使联合国部队卷入战斗。

来自柯林斯例句

2. If time grew, probable meeting embroil arrives pupil, cause blindness!
假如时间长了, 很可能会牵连到瞳孔, 造成失明!

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