embroil

大学

vt. 使卷入, 牵连

发音

UK /ɪmˈbɹɔɪl/
UK /ɛm-/
US /əmˈbɹɔɪl/
US /ɛm-/

词形变化

embroils 复数 embroils 三单 embroiling 现在分词 embroiled 过去式 embroiled 过去分词 embroilest embroiledst 过去式 embroileth 三单 embroiled 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A state of confusion or uproar; a commotion, a disturbance; also, a quarrel.

    废旧 及物
  2. 2.

    A state of anxiety or disturbance of the mind.

    废旧 及物
v.
  1. 1.

    To bring (something) into a state of confusion or uproar; to complicate, to confuse, to jumble.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To cause (someone) to be drawn into or involved in a difficult situation or state of contention.

    牵连

    使卷入

    及物

    Avoid him. He will embroil you in his fights.

  3. 1.

    To set (something) on fire; to burn (something).

    废旧 罕用 及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

drag sweep tangle drag in sweep up

上位词 1

involve

词源

PIE word *h₁én The verb is borrowed from French embrouiller (“to entangle”), from em- (a variant of en- (prefix meaning ‘in; into’)) + brouiller (“to confuse, mix up”) (ultimately from Vulgar Latin *brodiculāre, from *brodicāre, from Late Latin brodium (“broth, stew; mixture”), from Frankish *broþ (“broth”), from Proto-Germanic *bruþą (“stock, broth”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”)). The noun is derived from the verb. Cognates * Italian imbrogliare * Spanish embrollar

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