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embroil

/em-broil/US // ɛmˈbrɔɪl //UK // (ɪmˈbrɔɪl) //

拖累了,牵涉到,牵扯到,拖累

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife.
    • : to throw into confusion; complicate.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbinvolve in dispute; complicate
Forms: embroiled

Examples

  • At the same time, Felix was embroiled in a contract dispute with Nike, her primary sponsor for over a decade, over a clause that would tie performance protections for athletes to pregnancy.

  • Formally Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure, the $10 billion contract was awarded to Microsoft in 2019, immediately embroiled in lawsuits, and finally cancelled on July 6.

  • As the spring dragged on, the district grew further embroiled in a war that went beyond group texts and Facebook comments.

  • For every enlightening scene of Williams as a child prodigy or embroiled in controversy, there is one that veers wide of the target.

  • The University of Oxford has also found itself embroiled in scandal.

  • This would embroil him with his neighbors, and make central Europe secure while France was fighting Spain.

  • Would it make her heart lighter to have you embroil yourself for her sake?

  • I acknowledge that Heaven has not given me your talent, and that I have not the brains like you to embroil myself with justice.

  • Therefore the slave-owners who had gained possession of your Government hated her, insulted her, tried to embroil you with her.

  • It is not my business to embroil matters between the two countries; quite otherwise.