Definition of embroil in English:

embroil

verb ɪmˈbrɔɪlɛmˈbrɔɪl

[with object]

1Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
使卷入争论（冲突或困境）
the organization is currently embroiled in running battles with pressure groups
the film's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner
这部电影讲述的是和一位夜总会老板发生纠纷的记者。
Example sentencesExamples
- The more he investigates, the more things don't add up and soon he is embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the real killer.
- Even the Royal Family are embroiled in a hair-scare scandal.
- Pretty soon he is embroiled in a series of incidents which move fluidly between comedy and tragedy and, at once, draw the audience in.
- There are so many contradictions and paradoxes that you're just embroiled in them all the time.
- ‘We don't want this thing to end up in some kind of miscalculation that embroils us in a conflict,’ he said.
- And now we are embroiled in another of track and field's endless efforts to get ahead of dopers.
- If there are a few loose ends to be tidied up on that front, it is nothing compared to the financial mess in which he is embroiled with one of his former clubs.
- He was embroiled in controversy during a visit to Israel when he denounced Jewish settlements on Arab territory.
- By night he was embroiled in the drawn-out takeover talks.
- Club members were embroiled in a row over a proposed new clubhouse recently.
- As he gets more deeply embroiled in these situations, he has a lot of tough decisions to face.
- He was also embroiled in a bitter dispute with a Limerick criminal.
- My parents are currently embroiled in much the same thing.
- The National team is currently embroiled in an exhibition tour in B.C. versus Japan.
- Maybe gangsters are embroiled in some kind of gun culture, but responsible shooters are certainly not.
- Recently separated from the woman who had helped her win round her parents, she discovered her former lover was embroiled in a battle with cancer.
- But he was quickly embroiled in a range of media interviews as the press release hit the news desks.
- But, the way she tells it, the fact that she was embroiled in legal action of any kind was enough for film studios to become nervous.
- He was embroiled in a heated exchange at a public inquiry into controversial plans to build a mosque in his Clitheroe ward.
- We will just throw them into the air and no one will ask again until people are embroiled in litigation.
Synonyms
involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch up, mix up, bog down, mire
1. 1.1archaic Bring into a state of confusion or disorder.
  〈古〉使陷入混乱状态
  what merit do you claim for having embroiled everything in which you are concerned?
  Synonyms
  complicate, muddle, jumble, garble, make complex, make difficult, make more difficult, blur, obscure, make unclear, cloud, obfuscate

Derivatives

embroilment

noun ɪmˈbrɔɪlm(ə)ntɛmˈbrɔɪlm(ə)nt

Most of these embroilments, to the extent they bother anyone, affect not the United States but its allies - and these allies are generally capable of handling the consequences, be it Indonesia and Australia, or the Balkans and Europe.
Example sentencesExamples
- It is rather sad that the Internet was the only channel to save myself from this media embroilment, but this method is indeed quite effective.
- In truth, if Gil has a skill for extricating himself from such embroilment it is only because he is forever landing himself in it, whether in football or not.
- ‘The exercise originated from frustration with ‘reliables’ who were continually being arrested for embroilments in trivial crimes and causing delay in our mercenary objectives.
- Indeed the embroilment of India, Poland and so on, is clearly a step along that path.

Origin

Early 17th century: from French embrouiller 'to muddle'.

Rhymes

boil, Boyle, broil, coil, Dáil, Doyle, Fianna Fáil, foil, Hoyle, moil, noil, oil, roil, Royle, soil, spoil, toil, voile

Definition of embroil in US English:

embroil

verb

[with object]often as adjective embroiled

1Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation.
使卷入争论（冲突或困境）
the movie's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner
这部电影讲述的是和一位夜总会老板发生纠纷的记者。
she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew
她卷入了一场她几乎不认识的两名妇女间的争吵。
Example sentencesExamples
- The more he investigates, the more things don't add up and soon he is embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the real killer.
- Club members were embroiled in a row over a proposed new clubhouse recently.
- My parents are currently embroiled in much the same thing.
- As he gets more deeply embroiled in these situations, he has a lot of tough decisions to face.
- And now we are embroiled in another of track and field's endless efforts to get ahead of dopers.
- But he was quickly embroiled in a range of media interviews as the press release hit the news desks.
- There are so many contradictions and paradoxes that you're just embroiled in them all the time.
- ‘We don't want this thing to end up in some kind of miscalculation that embroils us in a conflict,’ he said.
- The National team is currently embroiled in an exhibition tour in B.C. versus Japan.
- He was embroiled in a heated exchange at a public inquiry into controversial plans to build a mosque in his Clitheroe ward.
- He was embroiled in controversy during a visit to Israel when he denounced Jewish settlements on Arab territory.
- Maybe gangsters are embroiled in some kind of gun culture, but responsible shooters are certainly not.
- By night he was embroiled in the drawn-out takeover talks.
- If there are a few loose ends to be tidied up on that front, it is nothing compared to the financial mess in which he is embroiled with one of his former clubs.
- We will just throw them into the air and no one will ask again until people are embroiled in litigation.
- Pretty soon he is embroiled in a series of incidents which move fluidly between comedy and tragedy and, at once, draw the audience in.
- Recently separated from the woman who had helped her win round her parents, she discovered her former lover was embroiled in a battle with cancer.
- Even the Royal Family are embroiled in a hair-scare scandal.
- He was also embroiled in a bitter dispute with a Limerick criminal.
- But, the way she tells it, the fact that she was embroiled in legal action of any kind was enough for film studios to become nervous.
Synonyms
involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch up, mix up, bog down, mire
1. 1.1archaic Bring into a state of confusion or disorder.
  〈古〉使陷入混乱状态
  Synonyms
  complicate, muddle, jumble, garble, make complex, make difficult, make more difficult, blur, obscure, make unclear, cloud, obfuscate

Origin

Early 17th century: from French embrouiller ‘to muddle’.

词汇	embroil
释义	Definition of embroil in English: embroil verb ɪmˈbrɔɪlɛmˈbrɔɪl [with object] 1Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation. 使卷入争论（冲突或困境） the organization is currently embroiled in running battles with pressure groups the film's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner 这部电影讲述的是和一位夜总会老板发生纠纷的记者。 Example sentencesExamples The more he investigates, the more things don't add up and soon he is embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the real killer. Even the Royal Family are embroiled in a hair-scare scandal. Pretty soon he is embroiled in a series of incidents which move fluidly between comedy and tragedy and, at once, draw the audience in. There are so many contradictions and paradoxes that you're just embroiled in them all the time. ‘We don't want this thing to end up in some kind of miscalculation that embroils us in a conflict,’ he said. And now we are embroiled in another of track and field's endless efforts to get ahead of dopers. If there are a few loose ends to be tidied up on that front, it is nothing compared to the financial mess in which he is embroiled with one of his former clubs. He was embroiled in controversy during a visit to Israel when he denounced Jewish settlements on Arab territory. By night he was embroiled in the drawn-out takeover talks. Club members were embroiled in a row over a proposed new clubhouse recently. As he gets more deeply embroiled in these situations, he has a lot of tough decisions to face. He was also embroiled in a bitter dispute with a Limerick criminal. My parents are currently embroiled in much the same thing. The National team is currently embroiled in an exhibition tour in B.C. versus Japan. Maybe gangsters are embroiled in some kind of gun culture, but responsible shooters are certainly not. Recently separated from the woman who had helped her win round her parents, she discovered her former lover was embroiled in a battle with cancer. But he was quickly embroiled in a range of media interviews as the press release hit the news desks. But, the way she tells it, the fact that she was embroiled in legal action of any kind was enough for film studios to become nervous. He was embroiled in a heated exchange at a public inquiry into controversial plans to build a mosque in his Clitheroe ward. We will just throw them into the air and no one will ask again until people are embroiled in litigation. Synonyms involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch up, mix up, bog down, mire 1.1archaic Bring into a state of confusion or disorder. 〈古〉使陷入混乱状态 what merit do you claim for having embroiled everything in which you are concerned? Synonyms complicate, muddle, jumble, garble, make complex, make difficult, make more difficult, blur, obscure, make unclear, cloud, obfuscate Derivatives embroilment noun ɪmˈbrɔɪlm(ə)ntɛmˈbrɔɪlm(ə)nt Most of these embroilments, to the extent they bother anyone, affect not the United States but its allies - and these allies are generally capable of handling the consequences, be it Indonesia and Australia, or the Balkans and Europe. Example sentencesExamples It is rather sad that the Internet was the only channel to save myself from this media embroilment, but this method is indeed quite effective. In truth, if Gil has a skill for extricating himself from such embroilment it is only because he is forever landing himself in it, whether in football or not. ‘The exercise originated from frustration with ‘reliables’ who were continually being arrested for embroilments in trivial crimes and causing delay in our mercenary objectives. Indeed the embroilment of India, Poland and so on, is clearly a step along that path. Origin Early 17th century: from French embrouiller 'to muddle'. Rhymes boil, Boyle, broil, coil, Dáil, Doyle, Fianna Fáil, foil, Hoyle, moil, noil, oil, roil, Royle, soil, spoil, toil, voile Definition of embroil in US English: embroil verb [with object]often as adjective embroiled 1Involve (someone) deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation. 使卷入争论（冲突或困境） the movie's about a journalist who becomes embroiled with a nightclub owner 这部电影讲述的是和一位夜总会老板发生纠纷的记者。 she became embroiled in a dispute between two women she hardly knew 她卷入了一场她几乎不认识的两名妇女间的争吵。 Example sentencesExamples The more he investigates, the more things don't add up and soon he is embroiled in a deadly game of cat and mouse with the real killer. Club members were embroiled in a row over a proposed new clubhouse recently. My parents are currently embroiled in much the same thing. As he gets more deeply embroiled in these situations, he has a lot of tough decisions to face. And now we are embroiled in another of track and field's endless efforts to get ahead of dopers. But he was quickly embroiled in a range of media interviews as the press release hit the news desks. There are so many contradictions and paradoxes that you're just embroiled in them all the time. ‘We don't want this thing to end up in some kind of miscalculation that embroils us in a conflict,’ he said. The National team is currently embroiled in an exhibition tour in B.C. versus Japan. He was embroiled in a heated exchange at a public inquiry into controversial plans to build a mosque in his Clitheroe ward. He was embroiled in controversy during a visit to Israel when he denounced Jewish settlements on Arab territory. Maybe gangsters are embroiled in some kind of gun culture, but responsible shooters are certainly not. By night he was embroiled in the drawn-out takeover talks. If there are a few loose ends to be tidied up on that front, it is nothing compared to the financial mess in which he is embroiled with one of his former clubs. We will just throw them into the air and no one will ask again until people are embroiled in litigation. Pretty soon he is embroiled in a series of incidents which move fluidly between comedy and tragedy and, at once, draw the audience in. Recently separated from the woman who had helped her win round her parents, she discovered her former lover was embroiled in a battle with cancer. Even the Royal Family are embroiled in a hair-scare scandal. He was also embroiled in a bitter dispute with a Limerick criminal. But, the way she tells it, the fact that she was embroiled in legal action of any kind was enough for film studios to become nervous. Synonyms involve, entangle, ensnare, enmesh, catch up, mix up, bog down, mire 1.1archaic Bring into a state of confusion or disorder. 〈古〉使陷入混乱状态 Synonyms complicate, muddle, jumble, garble, make complex, make difficult, make more difficult, blur, obscure, make unclear, cloud, obfuscate Origin Early 17th century: from French embrouiller ‘to muddle’.
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