tangle

絡まる、絡ませる

物が互いに絡んで離しにくくなる、またはそうさせる。

やさしい英語で： If things twist around each other, they become difficult to separate.

• The wind tangled my hair.
• These wires tangle easily.
• Her necklace got tangled in her scarf.

使い方： tangle in something (The string tangled in the branches.); tangle something up (The wind tangled the ropes up.)

類義語： entangle, twist

反対語： untangle

よく使う表現： tangle something up, tangle together, tangle in something

争う、けんかする

誰かとけんかしたり言い争ったりする。

やさしい英語で： To fight or argue with someone.

• Do not tangle with him.
• She tangled with her boss over pay.
• The protesters tangled with police outside the building.

使い方： tangle with someone (He tangled with a much stronger opponent.)

類義語： fight, clash, argue

よく使う表現： tangle with someone, tangle with police

もつれ、絡まり

糸や髪などが絡み合って、ほどきにくくなった塊。

やさしい英語で： A group of threads, hairs, or similar things twisted together and difficult to separate.

• My hair is a tangle.
• She found a tangle of wires under the desk.
• He carefully removed the tangles from the fishing line.

使い方： a tangle of something (A tangle of roots blocked the path.)

類義語： knot

よく使う表現： tangle of wires, tangle of hair, in a tangle

混乱、紛糾

多くの問題が絡み合い、解決しにくくなった状況。

やさしい英語で： A confusing situation with many connected problems that are difficult to solve.

• His finances are in a tangle.
• We must sort out this legal tangle.
• The new law created a tangle of conflicting rules.

使い方： a tangle of something (The case involves a tangle of legal problems.)

類義語： mess, muddle

よく使う表現： legal tangle, tangle of rules, in a tangle