unfold
美音:
[ən´fəuld
]英音:
[ən´fəuld
]vt.打开,显露,开展,阐明 vi.伸展,开花,呈现 vt.放(羊)出栏
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unfold为高中词汇
词形变化:
名词:unfoldment 动词过去式:unfolded 过去分词:unfolded 现在分词:unfolding 第三人称单数:unfolds
词根
un-=the reversal of an action 置于动词前,表示这个动词的相反的动作
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unfold
/ʌn'fəʊld; ʌn`fold/
v
1 [I, Tn] (cause sth to) open or spread out from a folded state (使某物)展开, 打开
*The garden chair unfolds to make a camp-bed. 花园中这把椅子可以打开当行军床用.
* unfold a map, tablecloth, etc 展开地图、桌布等
* The eagle unfolded its wings. 那鹰伸展开了翅膀.
2 [I, Tn, Dn.pr] ~ sth (to sb) (fig 比喻) (cause sth to) be revealed or made known (使某事物)显露, 展现
*The landscape unfolded before us. 那景色展现在我们面前.
* as the story, scene, enquiry unfolds (itself) 如故事、场景、调查所显示的那样
* She unfolded her plans to me. 她向我透露了她的计画.
unfold
v
[I and T]
if a story unfolds, or if someone unfolds it, it is told
As the story unfolds, we learn more about Max's childhood.
[I]
if a series of events unfold, they happen
He had watched the drama unfold from a nearby ship.
[I and T]
if you unfold something that was folded, or if it unfolds, it opens out
He unfolded the map.