embroil[im'brɔil]

• vt.
  • 使(国家、集团、个人等)卷入纠纷(或纷争、冲突、战争等)，使陷入麻烦，牵连入(事件中)，使受牵连，拖累(in):

    to get embroiled in an argument

    卷入争论

    I don't want to become embroiled in their quarrels.

    我不想卷入他们的争吵中。

  • 使(事态、局势、叙述等)陷入混乱；把(事情等)搞乱，搅乱；使纷乱；使复杂化，使错综复杂，使纠缠不清:

    a history embroiled with legend

    为传记所搅乱了的历史

    to embroil the management of someone's company

    搅乱某人公司的管理工作