unravel是什么意思
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.
实用例句
- 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.
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