| 释义 |
unravel
[ʌn'ræv.əl] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
verb
CLOTH 布
intransitive or transitive
■If a piece of woollen 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 （把布、结或线团）解开；拆散•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 realised 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。
[ʌn'ræv.əl] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
verb
SUBJECT 事情或问题
intransitive or transitive
■If you unravel a mysterious, unknown or complicated subject, you make it known or understood, and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood 揭开，弄清，阐明（谜团或复杂问题）；被澄清；被解决•We've got 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。
[ʌn'ræv.əl] (-ll- or US USUALLY -l-)
verb
DESTROY 破坏
intransitive transitive usually passive
■If a process or achievement that was slow and complicated unravels or is unravelled, it is destroyed 破坏（成就等）•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。 |