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imbroglio

/im-brohl-yoh/US // ɪmˈbroʊl yoʊ //UK // (ɪmˈbrəʊlɪˌəʊ) //

争论不休,争论,争吵,争吵事件

Related Words

entanglement纠缠,纠葛,纠结,缠结squabble争吵,拌嘴,争吵声,怄气brouhaha大吵大闹,大闹天宫,人声鼎沸,大吵大嚷quandary左右为难,纠结,窘境,两难spat口水仗,口水战,吐口水,吐槽complication复杂化,复杂性,复杂情况,复杂问题embroilment牵连,纠缠,牵扯,牵涉到的问题miff米夫,密夫,宓妃brawl争吵,斗殴,殴打,争斗run-in磨合,磨合期,闯入,闯关argument争论,争吵,争执,论点embarrassment尴尬,窘迫,窘迫感,困窘complexity复杂性,复杂度,复杂程度,的复杂性quarrel吵吵闹闹,争吵,吵吵闹闹的,吵架involvement参与,参与度,参与性,牵扯altercation争吵,争执,争吵声,争论broil炙烤,烘烤,焙烧,烤肉dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执row行,行数,行行,行行行bickering争吵,吵吵闹闹,争吵声,争吵不休

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural im·bro·glios.

    • : a misunderstanding, disagreement, etc., of a complicated or bitter nature, as between persons or nations.
    • : an intricate and perplexing state of affairs; a complicated or difficult situation.
    • : a confused heap.

Synonyms & Antonyms

nounmisunderstanding; fight
Synonyms
brouhaha大吵大闹,大闹天宫,人声鼎沸,大吵大嚷entanglement纠缠,纠葛,纠结,缠结quandary左右为难,纠结,窘境,两难spat口水仗,口水战,吐口水,吐槽squabble争吵,拌嘴,争吵声,怄气altercation争吵,争执,争吵声,争论argument争论,争吵,争执,论点bickering争吵,吵吵闹闹,争吵声,争吵不休brawl争吵,斗殴,殴打,争斗broil炙烤,烘烤,焙烧,烤肉complexity复杂性,复杂度,复杂程度,的复杂性complication复杂化,复杂性,复杂情况,复杂问题dispute纠纷,争端,争议,争执embarrassment尴尬,窘迫,窘迫感,困窘embroilment牵连,纠缠,牵扯,牵涉到的问题flack剥皮,剥落,剥皮条,剥落物involvement参与,参与度,参与性,牵扯miff米夫,密夫,宓妃quarrel吵吵闹闹,争吵,吵吵闹闹的,吵架row行,行数,行行,行行行run-in磨合,磨合期,闯入,闯关falling-out失恋,恋爱,倾轧,倾覆knock-down-drag-out击倒-拖出soap opera肥皂剧,电视剧,皂角戏

Examples

  • Relevant editors appeared to have been aware of Barrett’s plagiarism incidents but not so much about the imbroglio over her Post story, according to a staffer at the meeting.

  • The NBA estimates the imbroglio cost $400 million in lost revenue.

  • But perhaps another errant remark by Hickenlooper recorded at the meeting sums up the whole imbroglio best.

  • Yet the current imbroglio in which Obama finds himself is self-inflicted.

  • Twitter is afire with thoughts on the Woodward-Politico-Gene Sperling imbroglio.

  • No wonder the summit was eclipsed by the B-movie imbroglio over Secret Service agents moonlighting as sex tourists.

  • Nonetheless, the great distortion of the debt-ceiling imbroglio was that failure to do a deal would have led to a default.

  • Hence, as the intelligent reader can foresee, this groom has a part to play in the imbroglio.

  • It was strange to get news again, and strike suddenly into this extraordinary Chinese imbroglio.

  • And indeed his world is one huge imbroglio of Potentialities and Diplomatic Intricacies, agitating to behold.

  • What was to come of this strange imbroglio in which I now stood; how was Fate about to deal with me?

  • It is a short story of seventy-five small pages only and of the Italian-Spanish imbroglio type.

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