entanglement

1. N-COUNT An entanglement is a complicated or difficult relationship or situation. 纠葛

...a military and political entanglement the president probably doesn't want. …一个总统很可能不想要的军事政治纠葛。

2. N-VAR If things become entangled, you can refer to this as entanglement. 缠绕

Many dolphins are accidentally killed through entanglement with fishing equipment. 很多海豚因捕鱼设备的缠绕而意外死亡。