unravel
美音:
[ən´rævəl
]英音:
[ən´rævəl
]v.拆开
难易程度:
unravel为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:unraveled/unravelled 过去分词:unraveled/unravelled 现在分词:unraveling/unravelling 第三人称单数:unravels/unravels
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unravel
/ʌn'rævl; ʌn`rævl/
v (-ll-; US -l-) [I, Tn]
1 (cause sth woven, knotted or tangled to) separate into strands (使编织、编结或纠结之物)解开, 拆开
*My knitting has unravelled. 我编织的东西散开了.
* unravel a cardigan, a ball of string 把对襟毛衣、一团细绳拆开. Cf 参看 ravel.
2 (fig 比喻) (cause sth to) becomeclear or solved (使某事物)变清楚或获解决
*The mysteryunravels slowly. 那件神秘的事渐渐明朗了.
* unravel a plot, puzzle, etc 揭露阴谋、解决难题.
unravel
v past tense and past participleunravelledpresent participleunravellingBrEpast tense and past participleunraveledpresent participleunravelingAmE
[T]
to understand or explain something that is mysterious or complicated
Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death.
[I and T]
if you unravel threads, string etc, or if they unravel, they stop being twisted together
[I]
if a system, plan, organization etc unravels, it starts to fail
The company started to unravel when two of the directors were arrested.