unravel 详细解释

unravel

[ʌn'rævl]

v.解开, 阐明, 解释, 破坏(计划、安排等)

vt.

1. 解开, 拆散

The baby unraveled its mother's knitting.

那婴儿将母亲的编织物拆散了。

2. 阐明; 弄清; 解决

The experts unraveled a mystery.

专家们揭开了一个谜。

3. 破坏(计划、安排等)

vi.

1. 散开

2. 被解决

词形变化

动词过去式: unraveled/unravelled | 动词过去分词: unraveled/unravelled | 动词现在分词: unraveling/unravelling | 动词第三人称单数: unravels/unravels |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.解开

unsnarl  untwist  disentangle

vt.解释; 阐明

solve  explain  answer  resolve  decipher  unriddle  crack  decode  figure out  

同义参见:

simplify  

英英释义

动词 unravel:

become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of

同义词:unknot, unscramble, untangle, unpick

disentangle

同义词:ravel, ravel out

become undone

同义词:run

补充

unravelunravel英:[ʌnˈrævəl] 美:[ʌnˈrævəl]v.1.拆开

例句

1. He could unravel a knot that others wouldn't even attempt.其他人甚至都不敢尝试的难解绳结, 他都能解开。 2. The audience would be left to unravel the complexities of the plot for themselves.复杂的情节留给观众自己来揭开。 3. Scientists continue to unravel the puzzle of osteoporosis.科学家继续揭开骨质疏松症之谜。 4. She is trying to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.她正在试图揭开丈夫失踪之谜。 5. 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。 6. When she returned to America, the marriage unravelled.她回到美国的时候, 婚姻破裂了。 7. 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。 8. Gradually, James' story unravels.詹姆斯的故事慢慢呈现出来。 9. The child unraveled grandma's knitting.这个孩子弄散了奶奶的编织物。 10. to unravel a difficult problem解决一个难题 11. part of the crew neck had unravelled.(毛衣)圆领部分脱线了。 12. he unravelled the cellophane from a small cigar.他把玻璃纸从雪茄上剥了下来。 13. they were attempting to unravel the cause of death.他们试图解开死亡之谜。 14. his painstaking diplomacy of the last eight months could quickly unravel.他八个月来的辛苦外交努力可在转眼间化为泡影。 15. I unravelled the tangled string and wound it into a ball.我把纠结在一起的绳子解开,卷成一团。 16. unravel the yarn解开纱线 17. unravel a rope解开绳子 18. This will keep the ends of the rope from unraveling. [=fraying]这样就可以避免绳子的两端松开。 19. Scientists are still unraveling the secrets/mysteries of DNA.科学家们仍在解DNA之谜。 20. Their plans unraveled when she lost her job.她失业后他们的计划就泡汤了。 21. His frequent absences from home caused his marriage to unravel.他频频离家导致他的婚姻破裂。 22. I feel like my life is unraveling.我觉得我的生活正在分崩离析。