unravel 英 [ʌnˈrævl]   美 [ʌnˈrævəl]

unravel

unravel  英 [ʌnˈrævl] 美 [ʌnˈrævəl]

v. 解开;解体;阐明 

进行时:unravelling  过去式:unravelled  过去分词:unravelled  第三人称单数:unravels  名词复数:unravels 

I unravelled the string and wound it into a ball. 我把绳子解开并绕成一个球。
The discovery will help scientists unravel the mystery of the Ice Age. 这一发现将有助于科学家揭开冰川时代的奥秘。

  • However tempting, don't pull that straggly thread hanging from your sleeve. You'll just unravel, or totally undo, your hand-knitted sweater.
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  • v. 解开;解体;阐明
  • 1. I unravelled the string and wound it into a ball.

    我把绳子解开并绕成一个球。

  • 2. The discovery will help scientists unravel the mystery of the Ice Age.

    这一发现将有助于科学家揭开冰川时代的奥秘。

  • 3. unravel a mystery.

    解开一个谜

  • 4. Oh, no. The woolly hat is being unravelled.

    不好了。羊毛帽正在被拆开。

  • 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.
un·ravel / ʌnˈrævl ; NAmE ʌnˈrævl / verb ( -ll- , US -l- ) 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] unravel(sth) if you unravelthreads that are twisted, wovenor knitted, or if they unravel,they become separated (把缠或织在一起的线)解开,拆散,松开 I unravelled the string and wound it into a ball. 我把绳子解开并绕成一个球。 2 [intransitive ] (of a system, plan, relationship, etc. 系统、计划、关系等 ) to start to fail or no longer stay together as a whole 解体;崩溃;瓦解 3 [transitive ,  intransitive ] unravel(sth) to explain sth that is difficult to understand or is mysterious; to become clearer or easier to understand 阐释;说明;澄清;变得清楚易懂 The discovery will help scientists unravel the mystery of the Ice Age. 这一发现将有助于科学家揭开冰川时代的奥秘。 unravel unravels unravelled unraveled unravelling unraveling un·ravel / ʌnˈrævl ; NAmE ʌnˈrævl /
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