单词:embroils
音标:[emˈbrɔɪlz] ;
v. 使(自己或他人)卷入纠纷( embroil的第三人称单数 )
v force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
embroil的用法和样例:
例句
用作动词(v.)
- I was reluctant to embroil myself in his problems.我不愿意卷入到他的问题中去。
- John and Peter were quarreling, but Mary refused to get embroiled in it.约翰和彼特在争吵,但玛丽不愿卷入他们的纠纷中。
词汇搭配
- embroil oneself in使某人卷入纠纷...
- embroil someone in使某人卷入纠纷...
经典引文
Although he enjoyed..making speeches on controversial subjects, he disliked embroiling himself.
出自:M. MeyerI did not mean to get embroiled in this.
出自:J. M. Coetzee
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