a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven; "they carved their way through the tangle of vines"ねじれたりもつれたりしてごちゃごちゃに絡み合った塊縺れ
例:They carved their way through the tangle of vines. 彼らは絡み合ったつるを切り開いて進んだ。
something jumbled or confused; "a tangle of government regulations"乱雑にされた、あるいは混乱した何か紛糾
例:a tangle of government regulations 政府規制の混乱
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action; "They were swept up by the events"; "don't drag me into this business"何らかの状況、状態または行動方針への力引入れる