entanglement
n
1 [U] entangling or being entangled 缠住; 纠缠.
2 [C] (often pl 常作复数) situation that entangles 引起纠缠的情况; 纠纷
entanglements with the police 与警方的纠缠
emotional entanglements 感情纠葛.
3 entanglements [pl]
(military 军) barrier of stakes and barbed wire to impede an enemy´s advance (阻止敌人前进的)铁丝网.