| 词汇 | unravel |
| 释义 | unravel verb uk /ʌnˈræv.əl/ us /ʌnˈræv.əl/-ll- or US usually-l- unravelverb (CLOTH)[ I or T ] 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、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 realized 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。 Knitting & sewing appliqué appliquéd Aran Bargello baste handknit handknitted hank hem intarsia quilting reknit resew rib run something up running stitch sampler seam sew stitch You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Separating and dividing unravelverb (SUBJECT)[ I or T ] 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 have 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。 Revealing secrets & becoming known anti-secrecy backchannel bare bare your heart/soulidiom blow someone's coveridiom blow/take the lid off somethingidiom declassify divulge hold huddle kiss put the word outidiom rat rat on someone/something reintroduce revealingly state's evidence surface tip transpire unravelverb (PROCESS)[ I, Tusually 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。 Destroying and demolishing annihilate annihilation apocalypse bash bash through (something) be sacrificed on the altar of somethingidiom costly dynamite erosion erosional erosionally erosive sabotage saboteur sack sacking sacrifice scarred sink wipe unravelverb (PERSON)[ I ] If a person or their life unravels, they are no longer able to control their emotions or what is happening to them: Stress caused by the loss of a loved one, financial problems, or job loss can cause people to unravel. Those who help the homeless see people whose lives have unravelled completely. In the waiting room of the clinic a woman was unravelling — she sat rocking from side to side and talking to herself. unravel | American Dictionaryunravel verb us/ʌnˈræv·əl/-l- | -ll- unravelverb (SEPARATE)[ I/T ] (of woven cloth) to separate into threads, or to separate the fibers of a thread, rope, or cloth: [ I ]My sweater is unraveling. [ I ]fig. The movie unraveled at the end (= was not complete and satisfying). unravelverb (SOLVE)[ T ] to solve a crime or explain a mystery: You will discover what the title means as you unravel the movie's mysteries. Examples of unravelunravel His mutagenesis work once again proved valuable in unravelling a biological phenomenon. The use of variations here is instructive: no sooner has a knotty canonic exercise unravelled itself then it breaks down, confronted by looming brass chords. Matching modern, active cave microbial communities with similar well-preserved ancient cave microbiota remains has also contributed to unravelling the complex story of subsurface life. Recent studies of his diplomacy embroider the enigma rather than unravelling it. In this way the multi-factorial relations underlying certain diseases may be unravelled potentially identifying therapeutical targets. The order of these lists is not important, but duplications do matter; for example, 'peptet' can be unravelled into two copies of 'pet'. Nevertheless, more cases of host-activity induced cercarial emission will probably emerge when future studies are designed with the explicit purpose of unravelling such a relationship. In summary, although the past decade has produced great strides in unravelling the complex effect of serotonin on locomotor activity, additional clarification is still required. Ultimately, efforts in unravelling the molecular biology of hepatic fibrosis will lead to successful antifibrotic therapy. Such investigation could contribute immensely to unravelling the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. Perhaps we are entering a time when this great mystery of identity may be unravelled: there are already some indications of progress. Ultimately the main question in this superbly written study is that of unravelling meaning. One arrives at this conjecture by unravelling the meaning that such a statement must have for an intuitionist. The strength of the book lies in the enthusiasm with which the author unravels the intertwined strands of gender and politics. By the early twentieth century, this more protective posture towards dancing girls unraveled. See all examples of unravel These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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