プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
もつれる【×縺れる】
I 〔糸などが〕get entangled
- もつれた髪
tangled [snarled] hair
II
1 〔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.
2 〔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.