unfold
UK [ʌn'fəʊld] US [-'foʊld] verb
OPEN 打开
transitive
■to open or spread out something that has been folded 打开；展开；摊开•If we unfold the table we can fit eight people around it.如果我们把折叠桌打开，就能坐下八个人了。 •He watched her expression as she unfolded the letter.他注视着她拆信时的表情。
UK [ʌn'fəʊld] US [-'foʊld] verb
DEVELOP 发展
intransitive
■If a situation or story unfolds, it develops or becomes clear to other people （形势或故事）发展，展现，呈现，披露•Like a lot of people, I've watched the events of the last few days unfold on TV.和许多人一样，我在电视上看到了最近几天的事件报道。 •As the plot unfolds, you gradually realise that all your initial assumptions were wrong.随着情节的展开，你会慢慢意识到自己最初的那些猜测都是不对的。 transitive formal
■to tell someone about something, especially a plan, and explain it in detail 详细讲述（尤指计划）•I've arranged a lunch with him next Thursday at which I intend to unfold my proposal.我已安排好下周四和他共进午餐，到时我打算向他详细讲述我的提议。 |