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词汇 unstitch
释义 unstitch
verb[ T ]
uk /ˌʌnˈstɪtʃ/ us /ˌʌnˈstɪtʃ/

unstitchverb[T] (TAKE OUT STITCHES)


to take the stitches(= pieces of thread that have been sewn to hold something together) out of something: 拆掉缝线以解开(或松开)
They unstitched the sleeves from the arm-holes of a jacket to make it look tattered and torn.他们拆掉上衣袖孔的缝线取下袖子,让上衣看起来破破烂烂。
The books were unstitched and sold by the page.
When the sweaters wore thin on the elbow, you simply unstitched the sleeves and reversed them.
Nothing goes to waste. Outsize T-shirts are cut up and sewn together, belt loops, zippers and pockets are painstakingly unstitched from ragged jeans.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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

unstitchverb[T] (CHANGE)


to change, spoil, or destroy something that has existed or been done previously: 改变现状,破坏(或摧毁)已有的东西
In two years she has unstitched almost every aspect of the business and re-fashioned it.在两年的时间里,她几乎改变了企业的各个方面,并重塑形象。
He was an astute politician whose career came unstitched when - after years of waiting in the wings - he reached the highest office.他是一位精明的政治家,经过多年的等待,当他达到最高职位时,事业焕然一新。
They fear that the deal could be unstitched.
The tariffs may spark a trade war that could unstitch Britain's special relationship with the US.
I don't believe that any future board or any future chairman will try and unstitch what we've put in place.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Damaging and spoiling
adulterant
adulterate
adulterated
adulteration
applecart
butcher
drive a wedge between someoneidiom
dry rot
eat
eat away at something
erode
foul
put something out of jointidiom
queer
rain on someone's paradeidiom
rampage
ravage
seismic
sour
wreck
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