unravel

英 美[ʌn'rævl]
  • vt. 解开;阐明;解决;拆散
  • vi. 解决;散开

TEM8IELTSGRETOEFL低频词扩展词汇

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)