/ˈtæŋgl ||; ˈtæŋgḷ/noun [C] a confused mass, especially of threads, hair, branches, etc that cannot easily be separated from each other 乱糟糟的一团（尤指线、头发、树枝等）: My hair's full of tangles. 我的头发乱七八糟的。This string's in a tangle. 这条绳子乱成一团。 ➔tangled adj The wool was all tangled up. 毛线都乱作一团了。