tangle
n[C]
1 confused mass (of string, hair, etc) (绳子、 毛发等的)乱团
brush the tangles out of a dog's fur 刷顺狗毛
The wool got in a fearful tangle. 毛线乱成了一团.
2 confused condition 混乱: His financial affairs are in such a tangle. 他的钱财是糊涂帐. tangle, v
1 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become twisted into a confused mass (使某物)乱作一团, 绞在一起
Her hair got all tangled up in the barbed wire fence. 她的头发让刺钢丝篱笆都给挂住了.
2 [Ipr] ~ with sb/sth become involved in a quarrel or fightwith sb/sth 与某人吵嘴或打架; 与某事有纠葛
I shouldn'ttangle with Peter -- he's bigger than you. 我不该与彼得纠缠--他比你块头大.
It's quite simple. You put a very hot, wet cloth on your shoulder for one minute. Then put a packet of frozen peas on the shoulder for one minute. And so on and so on.
很简单。你把一块很热的湿布敷在肩膀上一分钟。然后把一包冻豌豆敷在肩膀上一分钟。这样反复几次。
Sending a fax is more expensive than posting a letter, but much quicker.
发传真比寄信要贵些,但是要快得多。
I was proud that we had come across something that was completely unknown and valuable and,