im·bro·gli·o /ɪmˈbrəʊliəʊ $ ɪmˈbroʊlioʊ/ noun (plural imbroglios) [countableC] SERIOUS SITUATIONa difficult, embarrassing, or confusing situation, especially in politics or public life 〔尤指政治或公务中出现的〕错综复杂的局面,困局 a political imbroglio 政治上错综复杂的局面
imbroglio• The budget imbroglio also is creating a mounting statistics gap.• People have come out into the street from both sides to watch the imbroglio.• The imbroglio brought out the Sicilian in me.