プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)の解説
もつれる【×縺れる】
&fRoman1;〔糸などが〕get entangled
もつれた髪
tangled [snarled] hair
&fRoman2;
❶〔舌や足が〕
彼は舌がもつれる
He doesn't speak [articulate/pronounce words/《文》 enunciate] clearly.
酔っぱらいは足がもつれてよろよろしている
The drunk is tripping over his own (two) feet.
❷〔混乱する〕become complicated
事態はもつれてきた
The situation has become quite involved [entangled].
二人の仲がもつれている
The relationship between the two isn't going smoothly.