ˌsnarl ˈup|ˌsnarl sth↔ˈup1to involve sb/sth in a situation that stops their movement or progress; to become involved in a situation like this阻塞；妨碍（某事物）The accident snarled up the traffic all day.这次事故使交通堵塞了整整一天。2to become caught or twisted; to make sth do this（使）缠结The sheets kept getting snarled up.床单老缠到一起。related nounsnarl-up |