wrangle
gb/ɹˈæŋɡəl/ us/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
C1
英語
veszekedik, marakodik, veszekedés, huzavona, megszervez, beterel, rendbe szed, terel, bánik
動詞
C1
1
veszekedik
B1
marakodik
B2
用法パターン：
wrangle (with [someone]) (over/about [something])
They spent the whole meeting wrangling over who should lead the project.
Az egész értekezletet azzal töltötték, hogy azon veszekedtek, kinek kellene vezetnie a projektet.
The siblings wrangled for hours about whose turn it was to drive.
A testvérek órákig veszekedtek azon, kinek a sora vezetni.
We don’t have time to wrangle about minor wording changes.
学習者向け例文
The two men wrangled about money.
A két férfi a pénzen veszekedett.
Stop wrangling and decide.
Hagyd abba a veszekedést, és döntsetek.
よくある間違い：
Don’t confuse with "wangle" (to obtain something by clever or dishonest methods).
意味
argue angrily for a long time
コロケーション
wrangle over money
|wrangle over details
|wrangle about politics
|wrangle with a colleague
|wrangle with a neighbor
|wrangle endlessly
|wrangle loudly
|wrangle in public
|wrangle for hours
|wrangle over who is to blame
類義語
quarrel (Often more personal or emotional.)
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bicker (Suggests petty, repeated arguing.)
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dispute (More formal; focuses on disagreement rather than noise.)
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squabble (Usually about something small or silly.)
対義語
agree (To share the same opinion rather than argue.)
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reconcile (To restore friendly relations after conflict.)
テーマ
communication
|conflict
|emotions
定義
To argue a lot, often in an angry way.
To argue, often angrily and at length, especially about something that seems unimportant.
名詞
C1
2
veszekedés
A2
huzavona
B2
用法パターン：
a wrangle (over/about [something])
Their divorce turned into a long wrangle over property and custody.
A válásuk hosszú huzavonává fajult a vagyon és a gyermekelhelyezés körül.
The committee meeting ended in a wrangle about the budget.
A bizottsági ülés a költségvetés miatti veszekedéssel ért véget.
A wrangle erupted online after the policy change was announced.
学習者向け例文
It became a wrangle about money.
Pénz körüli veszekedés lett belőle.
よくある間違い：
In this sense, "wrangle" is countable: "a wrangle" / "wrangles".
意味
a long, angry argument
コロケーション
a bitter wrangle
|a public wrangle
|a legal wrangle
|a political wrangle
|a wrangle over pay
|a wrangle over land
|a wrangle about responsibility
|get into a wrangle
|end a wrangle
|a wrangle broke out
類義語
dispute (More neutral and often more formal.)
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row (More informal (especially BrE).)
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argument (General term; doesn’t imply prolonged bickering.)
対義語
agreement (A shared decision or view instead of conflict.)
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harmony (A peaceful relationship without arguing.)
テーマ
communication
|conflict
定義
A long argument.
A noisy or prolonged argument or dispute.
動詞
C1
3
用法パターン：
wrangle [people/things/information] (into [order/shape/place])
She wrangled the volunteers into small teams and got everyone moving.
Kisebb csapatokba szervezte az önkénteseket, és mindenkit mozgásba hozott.
It took all morning to wrangle the travel plans for six people.
Az egész délelőtt ráment, mire megszervezte hat ember utazását.
He spent the afternoon wrangling messy spreadsheets into a clean report.
学習者向け例文
I wrangled the kids into the car.
Betereltem a gyerekeket a kocsiba.
She wrangled the papers into order.
Rendbe szedte a papírokat.
よくある間違い：
This sense is about managing/organizing; it does not mean simply “hold” or “carry.”
意味
manage or organize with effort
コロケーション
wrangle a schedule
|wrangle a team
|wrangle a group of kids
|wrangle volunteers
|wrangle paperwork
|wrangle files
|wrangle data
|wrangle logistics
|wrangle a chaotic situation
|wrangle everything into place
類義語
manage (More general and less vivid.)
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handle (Focuses on dealing with a task rather than bringing order.)
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corral (Emphasizes gathering/control, often of people.)
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organize (Focuses on arranging systematically; less about difficulty.)
対義語
mismanage (To handle something badly rather than successfully.)
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neglect (To fail to deal with something that needs attention.)
テーマ
daily_life
|work
|planning
定義
To control or organize something difficult.
To manage, control, or organize something difficult or messy, especially by using a lot of practical effort.
動詞
C1
4
用法パターン：
wrangle [cattle/horses]
The ranch hands wrangled the cattle into the holding pens before dusk.
Az alkonyat előtt a ranch dolgozói beterelték a marhákat a karámokba.
She learned to wrangle horses safely when she was a teenager.
Tizenéves korában megtanult biztonságosan bánni a lovakkal.
It’s hard to wrangle livestock in heavy rain.
学習者向け例文
They wrangled the horses.
Terelték a lovakat.
よくある間違い：
This meaning is common in ranch contexts; in everyday city contexts, the “argue” and “manage” senses are more likely.
意味
herd and handle livestock
コロケーション
wrangle cattle
|wrangle horses
|wrangle livestock
|wrangle a herd
|wrangle the horses into the corral
|wrangle on a ranch
類義語
herd (General term; less specific to active handling.)
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corral (Emphasizes driving animals into an enclosure.)
対義語
release (To let animals go rather than control them.)
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scatter (To cause animals to spread out instead of gathering them.)
テーマ
animals
|outdoors
|work
定義
To control animals like cattle or horses.
To herd, control, or handle livestock, especially cattle or horses.
文法
辞書形
wrangle
IPA
GB/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
US/ɹˈæŋɡəl/
音節・強勢
wrangle （1音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (wrangle)
活用形
Verb
- Base: wrangle
- 3rd Person Singular: wrangles
- Present Participle: wrangling
- Past: wrangled
表現
data wrangling
1/dˈætə ɹˈæŋɡlɪŋ/
fixed phrase
technical
cleaning and reshaping data
Preparing messy data so it is usable.
例文
- Most of the project was data wrangling, not modeling.
- We need better tools for data wrangling before the next release.
- She specializes in data wrangling for large datasets.
wrangle [someone] into [doing something/being somewhere]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl sˈʌmwˌʌn ˈɪntu dˈuɪŋ səmˈɛθɪŋbɪŋ sˈʌmwˌɛɹ/
fixed phrase
informal
persuade or force into action
To make someone do something they don’t want to do.
例文
- We finally wrangled him into coming to the party.
- She wrangled the kids into bed before 9 p.m.
- They wrangled the team into agreeing on a deadline.
学習者向け例文
- I wrangled my brother into helping me.
wrangle [yourself/someone] out of [something]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl jˈɔɹsəlfsˈoʊmˈoʊn ˈaʊt əv sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
informal
get out of a commitment
To escape something you promised to do.
例文
- He tried to wrangle himself out of the weekend shift.
- I wrangled out of the meeting by offering to send a written update.
- They wrangled her out of trouble with a last-minute compromise.
学習者向け例文
- She wrangled herself out of the meeting.
wrangle up [someone/something]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl ˈʌp sˈoʊmˈoʊnsəmˈɛθɪŋ/
phrasal verb
informal
round up or gather people/things
To collect people or things, usually with effort.
例文
- Can you wrangle up a few chairs from the other room?
- We wrangled up enough volunteers to run the event.
- I’ll wrangle up everyone and we’ll start in five minutes.
学習者向け例文
- He wrangled up some help.
wrangle with [something]
1/ɹˈæŋɡəl wˈɪθ sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
struggle to deal with something
To try hard to solve or manage something difficult.
例文
- I’ve been wrangling with this software bug all afternoon.
- She wrangled with the paperwork until it finally made sense.
- He’s still wrangling with the decision about where to live.
学習者向け例文
- I am wrangling with a problem.