卷入 (juǎn rù) — to be drawn into (a negative situation), to get involved in (a dispute, scandal, etc.)
Definition
卷入 means being pulled into something negative (a scandal, dispute, conflict) against one's will. Stronger and more passive than 介入 ('choose to step in'); closer to 牵涉 but emphasizes the subject as a victim dragged in.
verb
to be drawn into (a negative situation)to get involved in (a dispute, scandal, etc.)
Examples
- 卷入。Tā bèi juǎn rù le yì qǐ jīn róng zhà piàn àn.He was drawn into a financial fraud case.
- 卷入。Wǒ bù xiǎng juǎn rù zhè zhǒng wú liáo de zhēng lùn.I don't want to get involved in this kind of pointless argument.
- 卷入。Zhè chǎng fēng bō juǎn rù le bù shǎo wú gū de rén.This upheaval dragged many innocent people into it.
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