embroil

embroil
verb
  1. [with obj.][often as adj. embroiled]involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation
    使卷入争论（冲突或困境）
    she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew.
    她卷入了一场她几乎不认识的两名妇女间的争吵。
    the film's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner.
    这部电影讲述的是和一位夜总会老板发生纠纷的记者。
    ■(archaic)bring into a state of confusion or disorder
    (古)使陷入混乱状态
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embroilment
noun
语源
  1. early 17th cent.: from French embrouiller 'to muddle'
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