unravel

英 美[?n'r?vl]
  • vt. 解開(kāi);闡明;解決;拆散
  • vi. 解決;散開(kāi)

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詞態(tài)變化


第三人稱單數(shù):?unravels;過(guò)去式:?unravelled;過(guò)去分詞:?unravelled;現(xiàn)在分詞:?unravelling;

中文詞源


unravel 解開(kāi),松開(kāi)

un-, 使相反,ravel, 糾纏。

英文詞源


unravel (v.)
c. 1600 (transitive), from un- (2) + ravel (v.). Intransitive from 1640s. "The prefix is either reversive or intensive, according as ravel is taken to mean 'tangle' or 'untangle'" [Century Dictionary]. Related: Unravelled; unravelling; unravellment.

雙語(yǔ)例句


1. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal.
他的政府由于一起金融丑聞而開(kāi)始瓦解。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

2. A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.
一位年輕的母親飛抵冰島,要揭開(kāi)她丈夫失蹤之謎。

來(lái)自柯林斯例句

3. He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.
他的手很靈巧,其他人甚至都不敢嘗試的一些難解的繩結(jié)或纏在一起的紗線,他都能解開(kāi)。

來(lái)自辭典例句

4. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
鋪在樓梯上的地毯磨損得很厲害,都快散了。

來(lái)自辭典例句

5. So many things to unravel -- to decide.
有那么多的事情要處理 ---- 要作出決定.

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