entanglement
n
1 [U] entangling or being entangled 缠住; 纠缠.
2 [C] (often pl 常作复数) situation that entangles 引起纠缠的情况; 纠纷
entanglements with the police 与警方的纠缠
emotional entanglements 感情纠葛.
3 entanglements [pl]
(military 军) barrier of stakes and barbed wire to impede an enemy's advance (阻止敌人前进的)铁丝网.
Parents would be greatly surprised and deeply touched if they realized how much belief their children usually have in their character and infallibility,