unravel
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I If you unravel something that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if it unravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads. 解開; 拆散
He could unravel a knot that others wouldn't even attempt. 他能解開其他人甚至不敢嘗試的繩結。
2. V-T/V-I If you unravel a mystery or puzzle, or it unravels, it gradually becomes clearer until you can work out the answer to it. 揭開
A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance. 一個年輕母親已飛到冰島,去揭開她丈夫失蹤之謎。
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unravel /ʌnˈrævəl/ (unravelling,unravelled,unravels)
AM unraveling, unraveled
剑桥词典
unravel verb (CLOTH)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]If a piece of knitted or woven cloth , a knot , or a mass of thread unravels, it separates into a single thread , and if you unravel it, you separate it into a single thread .
(把佈、結或線團)解開;拆散
You'd better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel. 你最好把那個洞補上,免得整件毛衣脫線。
I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small . 我不得不拆掉一衹袖子,因爲我發現它織得太小了。
unravel verb (SUBJECT)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 ]If you unravel a mysterious , unknown , or complicated subject , you make it known or understood , and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood .
揭開,弄清,闡明(謎團或複襍問題);被澄清;被解決
We have a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics . 在揭開遺傳學之謎前,我們還有很長的路要走。
unravel verb (PROCESS)
[ 不及物動詞:後麪不接賓語的動詞, 及物動詞:後麪接賓語的動詞 常用於被動語態的動詞 ]If a process or achievement that was slow and complicated unravels or is unravelled, it is destroyed .
破壞(成就等)
As talks between the leaders broke down, several months of careful diplomacy were unravelled. 由於領導人之間的會談破裂,幾個月精心策劃的外交努力付諸東流。 返回 unravel