unravel
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T/V-I If you unravel something that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if it unravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads. 解開; 拆散
He could unravel a knot that others wouldn't even attempt. 他能解開其他人甚至不敢嘗試的繩結(jié)。
2. V-T/V-I If you unravel a mystery or puzzle, or it unravels, it gradually becomes clearer until you can work out the answer to it. 揭開
A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance. 一個年輕母親已飛到冰島，去揭開她丈夫失蹤之謎。
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unravel /?n?r?v?l/ (unravelling,unravelled,unravels)
AM unraveling, unraveled
劍橋詞典
unravel verb (CLOTH)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]If a piece of knitted 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、結(jié)或線團）解開；拆散
You'd better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel. 你最好把那個洞補上，免得整件毛衣脫線。
I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small . 我不得不拆掉一只袖子，因為我發(fā)現(xiàn)它織得太小了。
unravel verb (SUBJECT)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 or 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]If you unravel a mysterious , unknown , or complicated subject , you make it known or understood , and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood .
揭開，弄清，闡明（謎團或復(fù)雜問題）；被澄清；被解決
We have a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics . 在揭開遺傳學之謎前，我們還有很長的路要走。
unravel verb (PROCESS)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞, 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 常用于被動語態(tài)的動詞 ]If a process or achievement that was slow and complicated unravels or is unravelled, it is destroyed .
破壞（成就等）
As talks between the leaders broke down, several months of careful diplomacy were unravelled. 由于領(lǐng)導人之間的會談破裂，幾個月精心策劃的外交努力付諸東流。 返回 unravel