tangled

The kitten got its claws stuck in the tangled wool of the knitting basket.

(Chinese) 小猫的爪子被卡在了编织篮里乱作一团的羊毛线中。

The investigators had to sort through a tangled web of lies and financial fraud.

(Chinese) 调查人员必须理清谎言与金融诈骗交织而成的复杂网络。