1. The hiker accidentally stepped into a patch of tanglefoot and had trouble getting his foot out.
（那名徒步旅行者不小心踩进了一片黏虫液，难以抽出脚来。）

2. The bureaucratic red tape acted as a tanglefoot, slowing down the progress of the project.
（官僚主义的繁文缛节成为了阻碍事务的物，使得该项目的进展缓慢。）