embroil
verb [often passive] (formal)to involve somebody/yourself in an argument or a difficult situation 使卷入(纠纷);使陷入(困境);使纠缠于 - be/become embroiled (in something)
He became embroiled in a dispute with his neighbours. 他与邻居们发生了争执。 - embroil somebody/yourself (in something)
I was reluctant to embroil myself in his problems. 我不愿意卷入到他的问题中去。
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from French embrouiller ‘to muddle’.- be/become embroiled (in something)