网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 unravel
释义
unravel
verb uk/ʌnˈræv.əl/ us/ʌnˈræv.əl/ -ll- or -l-
(CLOTH)
[ I or T ](把布、结或线团)解开;拆散
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.
You'd better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel. 你最好把那个洞补上,免得整件毛衣脱线。
I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small. 我不得不拆掉一只袖子,因为我发现它织得太小了。
(SUBJECT)
[ I or T ]揭开,弄清,阐明(谜团或复杂问题);被澄清;被解决
If you unravel a mysterious, unknown, or complicated subject, you make it known or understood, and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood.
We have a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics. 在揭开遗传学之谜前,我们还有很长的路要走。
(PROCESS)
[ I, T usually passive ]破坏(成就等)
If a process or achievement that was slow and complicated unravels or is unravelled, it is destroyed.
As talks between the leaders broke down, several months of careful diplomacy were unravelled. 由于领导人之间的会谈破裂,几个月精心策划的外交努力付诸东流。
随便看

 

英汉双解词典收录81607条英汉双解翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的读音、翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Enabbr.net All Rights Reserved
京ICP备2021023879号-26 更新时间:2025/4/7 20:57:45