Imbroiled

释义 Definition

（常用于被动）卷入麻烦、争端或复杂局势中；使陷入纠纷（be imbroiled in）。也可指（使）陷入激烈争论或混乱之中。

发音 Pronunciation

/ɪmˈbrɔɪld/

例句 Examples

She was imbroiled in a dispute with her neighbor.
她卷入了与邻居的纠纷之中。

The company became imbroiled in a scandal after internal emails were leaked, damaging its reputation for years.
内部邮件泄露后，这家公司卷入丑闻，声誉多年受损。

词源 Etymology

imbroil 来自法语 embrouiller，意为“使混乱、使纠缠在一起”，与“搅乱、纠葛”的含义相关。英语中常用 be imbroiled in 表示“陷入（某事）”，语体偏正式、常见于新闻与写作。

相关词 Related Words

• Entangled
• Involved
• Ensnared
• Mired
• Engulfed
• Enmeshed
• Controversy
• Dispute

文学作品 Literary Works

• The Count of Monte Cristo（《基督山伯爵》）中常出现人物“卷入阴谋与纷争”的语境，英语译本里可见 imbroiled 一类的用词。
• The New York Times 等严肃新闻写作与纪实作品中常用 imbroiled in scandal/controversy 的搭配；在现代英语文学与非虚构作品中也较常见。