to cause someone to become involved in an argument or a difficult situation使卷入(纠纷);使陷入(困境)
She had no desire to embroil herself in lengthy lawsuits with the tabloid newspapers.她不想卷入和那些小报的漫长的官司纠纷中。
The United Nations was reluctant to get its forces embroiled in civil war.联合国不愿让其维和部队卷入一个国家的内战中。