unfold

英 [?n'f??ld] 美[?n'fold]
  • vt. 打開;呈現(xiàn)
  • vi. 展開;顯露

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?unfolds;過去式:?unfolded;過去分詞:?unfolded;現(xiàn)在分詞:?unfolding;

英文詞源


unfold (v.)
Old English unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also figuratively, "to disclose, reveal, explain," from un- (2) "opposite of" + fold (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontvouden, German entfalten. Intransitive sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unfolded; unfolding.

雙語例句


1. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.
結果取決于條件,還取決于事件的進展。

來自柯林斯例句

2. to unfold a map
展開地圖

來自《權威詞典》

3. Buds unfold in the sunshine.
花蕾在陽光下開放.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. When the bird lifts off into flight, its wings unfold to an impressive six-foot span.
這種鳥起飛時,翼展可達6英尺,很驚人。

來自柯林斯例句

5. The facts started to unfold before them.
真相開始在他們面前顯露出來。

來自辭典例句