embroil

动词 embroil:

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

1. John and Peter were quarreling, but Mary refused to get embroiled in it.
   约翰和彼特在争吵，但玛丽不愿卷入他们的纠纷中。

em.broil

v.tr.（及物动词）
em.broiled,em.broil.ing,em.broils
To involve in argument, contention, or hostile actions:
使卷入：使卷入争论、斗争或敌对行动：
例句：
.Avoid . . . any step that may embroil us with Great Britain.(Alexander Hamilton)
.避免…任何可能使我们卷入与英国敌对状态的行动.(亚历山大·汉密尔顿)

To throw into confusion or disorder; entangle.
使陷入：使陷入混淆或混乱；使纠缠不清

来源：
French embrouiller
法语 embrouiller
en- [intensive pref.] * see en-
en- [加强词义前缀] *参见 en-
brouiller [to confuse] from Old French * see broil 2
brouiller [混乱] 源自 古法语 *参见 broil2

【引伸】
embroil.ment
n.（名词）