词汇 | web |
释义 | web noun a television network US, 1990tangled webA convoluted situation usually caused by some form of deception. The investigation revealed a tangled web of fraud among the members of the political party. a tangled webA tangled web is a situation that is very confused and difficult to understand. This is only one of a series of troubling questions that are emerging from the tangled web of evidence connected to the case. It is sometimes difficult to cut through the tangled web of government information in order to work out the benefits you can claim. a tangled weba complex, difficult, and confusing situation or thing.This phrase comes from Sir Walter Scott 's epic poem Marmion ( 1808 ); ‘O what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive!’ |
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