to catch or involve someone in something unpleasant or dangerous from which it is difficult to escape

The whales are caught by being enmeshed in nets. 这些鲸鱼因被渔网缠住而被捕获。

She has become enmeshed in a tangle of drugs and petty crime. 她因涉嫌吸毒和一些轻罪而麻烦缠身。