embroiled
past simple and past participle ofembroil
| 单词 | embroiled |
| 释义 | embroiled past simple and past participle ofembroil embroil verb[T] uk/ɪmˈbrɔɪl/us/ɪmˈbrɔɪl/tocausesomeone tobecomeinvolvedin anargumentor adifficultsituation: She had nodesireto embroil herselfinlengthylawsuitswith thetabloidnewspapers. TheUnitedNationswasreluctantto getitsforcesembroiledincivilwar. Synonym dragsomeoneintosomething Compare get caught up insomething(catch) Taking part and getting involved
Examplesofembroiledembroiled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This is no doubt a consequence of the prolonged identity crisis that hasembroiledthe sub-discipline in the past few decades. From theCambridge English Corpus This came to naught, as the operation becameembroiledin a small war, but there were also reports of increasing deterioration. From theCambridge English Corpus The police force also becameembroiledin the agitations. From theCambridge English Corpus He does not develop a political philosophy or take a political stand even though the whole country isembroiledin politics. From theCambridge English Corpus In the early twentieth century this group becameembroiledin conflict with the colonial administration over their legal status. From theCambridge English Corpus American leaders who actually propose national health insurance, however, quickly find themselvesembroiledin the fight of their lives. From theCambridge English Corpus With the movement's leadersembroiledin turf wars within the bureaucracy, the reform effort floundered. From theCambridge English Corpus The latter becameembroiledwith a trader over the price of shoes and matters came to a boil. From theCambridge English Corpus As a result, they becameembroiledin power struggles, both directly and indirectly, backing warlords who were sympathetic to their missionary activities. From theCambridge English Corpus Subsequently, it became increasinglyembroiledin a struggle between rival merchant and noble interests for control over private industry. From theCambridge English Corpus I felt that reading the book did not force me to become overlyembroiledin the debriefing debate. From theCambridge English Corpus He was also known for the many feuds in which he becameembroiled. From theCambridge English Corpus The other zone encompassed the rest of the world's population, living in lesser developed states, often authoritarian, and occasionallyembroiledin internal and external conflicts. From theCambridge English Corpus Again, these positions represent only extremes of anembroiledand often paradoxical debate which took the female body as its subject. From theCambridge English Corpus The whole process of land acquisition which ensued, however, gotembroiledin an inordinately complex bureaucratic process including the tracing of inaccurate land deeds and registration, creating delays and confusion. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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