動(dòng)詞 embroil:

1. force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action
   同義詞：tangle, sweep, sweep up, drag, drag in

1. John and Peter were quarreling, but Mary refused to get embroiled in it.
   約翰和彼特在爭(zhēng)吵，但瑪麗不愿卷入他們的糾紛中。

em.broil

v.tr.（及物動(dòng)詞）
em.broiled,em.broil.ing,em.broils
To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions:
使卷入：使卷入爭(zhēng)論、斗爭(zhēng)或敵對(duì)行動(dòng)：
例句：
.Avoid . . . any step that may embroil us with Great Britain.(Alexander Hamilton)
.避免…任何可能使我們卷入與英國(guó)敵對(duì)狀態(tài)的行動(dòng).(亞歷山大·漢密爾頓)

To throw into confusion or disorder; entangle.
使陷入：使陷入混淆或混亂；使糾纏不清

來源：
French embrouiller
法語(yǔ) embrouiller
en- [intensive pref.] * see en-
en- [加強(qiáng)詞義前綴] *參見 en-
brouiller [to confuse] from Old French * see broil 2
brouiller [混亂] 源自 古法語(yǔ) *參見 broil2

【引伸】
embroil.ment
n.（名詞）