disentangle
牛津现代英汉双解词典
/,dɪsɪn'tæŋgl; ,dɪsɪn`tæŋˇl/
v
1 [Tn] make (rope, hair, etc) straight and free of knots 将(绳索、毛发等)理直并解开其结子, 理顺.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth/sb (from sth) free sth/sb from sth that hooks into it/him 使某事物[某人]摆脱开钩绊之物
*He tried to disentangle himself (from the bushes into which he had fallen). 他竭力(从他跌入的灌木丛中)挣脱出来.
* (fig 比喻) I wish I could disentangle myself from Jill, ie from my relationship with her. 我希望能摆脱跟吉尔的关系.
* disentangle the truth from a mass of lies 把真话和一大堆谎言区分开.
disentangle
朗文当代英英词典(第4版)
v [T]
to separate different ideas or pieces of information that have become confused together
It's very difficult to disentangle fact from fiction in what she's saying.
disentangle yourself (from sb/sth)
to escape from a difficult situation that you are involved in
She had just disentangled herself from a long relationship.
to remove knots from ropes, strings etc that have become twisted or tied together
to separate something from the things that are twisted around it