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词汇 snarl up
释义
Phr V
snarl up
snarls, snarling, snarled
snarl up
informal if traffic or a road snarls up, the traffic cannot move freely because the road is blocked or because there is so much traffic
It only takes one accident for the whole road to snarl up.
snarl-up
noun informal
There was a huge snarl-up on the road going into town.
snarled up
adjective informal
Traffic is snarled up in both directions.
phrasesnarl up1. snarl upsnarl up sth if traffic snarls up or is snarled up, the cars cannot move freely because the road is blocked or too busy: The traffic was snarled up at the next junction. Drivers were swearing as they got snarled up in the midday Cairo traffic.snarl-up n C when traffic cannot move freely because the road is blocked or there are too many cars: snarl-ups on roads out of Paris2. snarl upsnarl up sthsnarl sth up if a system or process snarls up or is snarled up, it stops working because there is too much work to deal with: The huge number of cases has snarled up the court process.snarl-up n C when something such as an official process cannot work smoothly: delays caused by snarl-ups at the passport office3. be snarled up to be caught in something such as a net, a mass of branches etc, and be unable move: Dolphins sometimes get snarled up in the nets. SIMILAR TO: be caught (up) in

snarl up

1. To become entangled or knotted. I hate the way the cords always snarl up behind the television. The line snarls up if you reel it in too quickly.
2. To cause something become entangled or knotted (in something). In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "snarl" and "up." I was standing too close to a tree when I cast my line and snarled it up in the branches. The child snarled up his mother's hair with the twisty toy.
3. To involve or entrap oneself or someone in something, such as an issue, problem, or scandal. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "snarl" and "up." The best politicians choose their battles wisely—if you spend your time snarling yourself up in petty debates, you'll never get anything done. My brother has snarled me up with a number of lawsuits to keep me from accessing my late-father's estate.

snarl someone or something up

to tangle someone or something; to mess something up. The wind snarled my hair up terribly. The wind snarled up my hair.

snarl up

v.
1. To become tangled in or as if in a knot: This new fishing line keeps snarling up.
2. To tangle or knot something: The wind snarled up my hair. I snarled the kite up in a tree.
3. To involve someone or something in or as if in a tangle: Their lawyers snarled us up in litigation for years. Don't get me snarled up in your affairs. An accident snarled up traffic for hours.
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