unravel
英美[ʌn'rævl]
- vt. 解开；阐明；解决；拆散
- vi. 解决；散开
词态变化
第三人称单数: unravels;过去式: unravelled;过去分词: unravelled;现在分词: unravelling;中文词源
unravel 解开，松开un-, 使相反，ravel, 纠缠。
英文词源
- 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.
双语例句
- 1. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal.
- 他的政府由于一起金融丑闻而开始瓦解。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.
- 一位年轻的母亲飞抵冰岛，要揭开她丈夫失踪之谜。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.
- 他的手很灵巧，其他人甚至都不敢尝试的一些难解的绳结或缠在一起的纱线，他都能解开。
来自辞典例句
- 4. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
- 铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
来自辞典例句
- 5. So many things to unravel -- to decide.
- 有那么多的事情要处理 ---- 要作出决定.
来自飘（部分）