As Smith became embroiled with his new lover, the marriage was called off.是什么意思？

As Smith became embroiled with his new lover, the marriage was called off.

史密斯和新情人纠缠不清，导致他的婚姻告吹。

as

adv. 同样地，一样地，例如；prep. 作为，以…的身份，如

例句
As far as I can recall, Patti was a Smith.
我记得帕蒂是姓史密斯的。

Smith

n. 铁匠，锻工（=blacksmith），史密斯（姓氏）；

例句
Al Smith could make anybody laugh.
阿尔·史密斯能把所有人逗乐。

became

v. 变为，成为（ become的过去式 ）；

例句
It became very clear that the incident was not just an aberration, it was not just a single incident.
事实已经很清楚，这件事不是偶发的，它并不是一起孤立的事件。

embroiled

adj. 卷入的，纠缠不清的；

例句
The Government insisted that troops would not become embroiled in battles in Bosnia.
政府坚称军队不会卷入波斯尼亚的冲突。

with

prep. 和，跟，随着，关于，和…一致；

例句
A waiter entered with a tray...
侍者端着托盘进来了。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

new

adj. 新的，崭新的，新鲜的，新到的，现代的，初次（听到）的；adv. 新近，最近；

例句
When I listen to her play I can hear a new Nigel Kennedy.
从她的演奏中我听出了新一代的奈杰尔·肯尼迪。

lover

n. 爱好者，嗜好者，情人，情妇，情夫，情侣；

例句
Her lover walked out on her after she had aborted their child.
她的情人在她打掉胎儿后甩了她。

the

art. 指已提到的人（物），指说话人与听者已知的人（物），用于独一无二的事物前，与形容词最高级和序数词连用；

例句
He did have a real knowledge of the country...
他对该国的确知之甚多。

marriage

n. 结婚，婚姻生活，密切结合，合并；

例句
Rosie's idyllic world came to an abrupt end when her parents' marriage broke up...
父母婚姻的破裂使得罗茜田园诗般美好的世界陡然画上了句号。

was

v. 用来表示某人或某物即主语本身，用来表示某人或某物属于某一群体或有某种性质（ be的过去式 ），在，存在，不受干扰；

例句
There was a terrible sadness in her eyes...
她眼神中流露出深深的悲伤。

called

v. 叫( call的过去式和过去分词 )，通电话，认为，估计；

例句
He has also called for an acceleration of political reforms.
他同时呼吁加快政治改革的步伐。

off

prep. 从…落下，离开，从…去掉，下班；adv. 离开，距，离，被取消，下班；adj. 不新鲜的，不能接受，不礼

例句
He eased his foot off the accelerator.
他松开了油门。