tangle

Compared meaning: to become twisted and knotted together (verb).

比较义项：使缠结、变得纠缠不清（动词）。

• tangle 本词

  The general, neutral word for something twisting into a messy knot; works for hair, string, or thread and is used both transitively and intransitively.

  最普通、中性的用词，指物体缠绕成一团乱麻，可指头发、绳子或线，既可用作及物动词也可用作不及物动词。

  The two kite strings tangled together within seconds.

  两根风筝线几秒钟内就缠在了一起。

• snarl

  Suggests a tight, complicated knot that is especially hard to undo; often used for fishing line, yarn, or hair, usually intransitively.

  强调打成又紧又复杂、特别难解开的结，常用于钓鱼线、毛线或头发，通常用作不及物动词。

  His fishing line snarled into a tight knot after the big catch.

  钓到大鱼后，他的钓鱼线缠成了一个紧紧的死结。

• entangle

  Implies an object gets caught and twisted by something else, like a net, branches, or wires, making it hard to escape or free.

  强调物体被别的东西（如网、树枝或电线）钩住并缠住，导致难以脱身或解开。

  The seabird's wing got entangled in the discarded fishing net.

  这只海鸟的翅膀被丢弃的渔网缠住了。

All three describe things twisting into a knot. Tangle is the general word, for hair, string, or thread. Snarl means an especially tight knot, hard to undo, often for fishing line or hair. Entangle means something gets caught by another thing, like wires.

这三个词都表示物体缠绕打结，但语气和用法略有不同：tangle 最常用、最中性；snarl 强调打成又紧又难解的死结；entangle 强调被某物钩住、缠住而难以脱身。这里不比较 snarl 作“（狗）发出低吼声”的义项。