intertwine

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++in·ter·twine /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn $ -tər-/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  1  CONNECTED WITHif two situations, ideas etc are intertwined, they are closely related to each other （使）〔局势、观点等〕紧密相关be closely/inextricably intertwined The problems of crime and unemployment are closely intertwined. 犯罪问题与失业问题密切相关。2  JOIN something TOGETHERif two things intertwine, or if they are intertwined, they are twisted together 使）缠绕；（使）交织在一起intertwine with a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls 缠着珍珠的红宝石项链→ See Verb table

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be closely/inextricably intertwined• Orthodoxy and national identity were inextricably intertwined, and religious leaders became the spokesmen of national revolt.• Often these concerns were inextricably intertwined, in job meetings, phone calls, and after-hours bar conversations.• The paradox is that this skilfulness is inextricably intertwined with incompetence.• In the eyes of geophysicists, hydrothermal circulation is inextricably intertwined with the pulsing bank of heat inside the planet.• The enterprise-based bargaining structure is closely intertwined with the structure of workers' trade unions.• It was inextricably intertwined with wider social and political forces and changes.

in·ter·twine verbChineseSyllable  

closely are situations, if ideas two etc intertwined, Corpus are they

intertwine
in‧ter‧twine /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn $ -tər-/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
1. if two situations, ideas etc are intertwined, they are closely related to each other
    be closely/inextricably intertwined
    The problems of crime and unemployment are closely intertwined.
2. if two things intertwine, or if they are intertwined, they are twisted together
    intertwine with
    a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls

inter·twineBrE /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˌɪntərˈtwaɪn/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they intertwine BrE /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪn/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈtwaɪn/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it intertwines BrE /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪnz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnz/ 🔊past simple intertwined BrE /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnd/ 🔊past participle intertwined BrE /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪnd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnd/ 🔊 -ing form intertwining BrE /ˌɪntəˈtwaɪnɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌɪntərˈtwaɪnɪŋ/ 🔊 [usually passive] [intransitive, transitive] if two or more things intertwine or are intertwined, they are twisted together so that they are very difficult to separate （使）缠结，缠绕在一起◆intertwining branches缠绕在一起的树枝◆~ sth (with sth) a necklace of rubies intertwined with pearls缠着珍珠的红宝石项链 [transitive, usually passive, intransitive] ~ (sth) to be or become very closely connected with sth/sb else 紧密相联◆Their political careers had become closely intertwined. 他们的政治生涯已经紧密地结合在一起了。🔊🔊