entanglement
n
1 [U] entangling or being entangled 纏住; 糾纏.
2 [C] (often pl 常作復數) situation that entangles 引起糾纏的情況; 糾紛
entanglements with the police 與警方的糾纏
emotional entanglements 感情糾葛.
3 entanglements [pl]
(military 軍) barrier of stakes and barbed wire to impede an enemy's advance (阻止敵人前進的)鐵絲網.
The administrative overheads of a business are low to the extent that everyone working in the business can be trusted to behave in a way that best promotes the interests of the firm.