资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tangled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Tangling}.] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to
   twist like seaweed. See {Tang} seaweed, and cf. {Tangle}, n.]
   1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or
      interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to
      unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.

   2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in
      lies. ``Tangled in amorous nets.'' --Milton.

            When my simple weakness strays, Tangled in forbidden
            ways.                                 --Crashaw.