/ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgl ||; ˌdɪsɪnˈtæŋgḷ/verb [T] to free sb/sth that had become connected to sb/sth else in a confused and complicated way 解开；理顺: My coat got caught up in some bushes and I couldn't disentangle it. 我的大衣给灌木丛缠住了，我怎么也无法挣脱。 (figurative 比喻) Listening to the woman's story, I found it hard to disentangle the truth from the lies. 我听了那女人的说法，很难分得清哪些是真话，哪些是谎言。