unfold
verb
uk/ʌnˈfəʊld/us/ʌnˈfoʊld/unfoldverb(OPEN)
C1[T]
toopenorspreadout something that has beenfolded:
打开;展开;摊开Hewatchedherexpressionas she unfolded theletter.他注视着她拆信时的表情。
She unfolded adeckchairandsatdown.她打开一个户外躺椅坐了下来。
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- gape
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosenyourgripidiom
- shut(someone)up
- steam
- tease
- teasesomethingout
- the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unlace
- unlock
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unzip
unfoldverb(DEVELOP)
C2[I]
If asituationorstoryunfolds, itdevelopsorbecomesclearto otherpeople:
(形势或故事)发展,展现,呈现,披露Like a lot ofpeople, I'vewatchedtheeventsof the last fewdaysunfold on TV.和许多人一样,我这几天一直在电视上关注着事件的发展。
As theplotunfolds, yougraduallyrealizethat allyourinitialassumptionswerewrong.随着情节的展开,你会慢慢意识到自己最初的那些猜测都是不对的。
[T]formal
totellastoryorexplainsomething such as aplan:
详细讲述(尤指计划)Gradually, theauthorunfolds afantasticaltale.作者将一个奇幻的故事一步步地展开。
Making progress and advancing
- advancement
- age
- ahead
- ahead of
- anti-development
- carry
- flourish
- furtherance
- gather
- get beyondsomething
- get it togetheridiom
- grow
- journey
- mature
- pan
- ripen
- ripeness
- self-advancement
- self-betterment
- self-development
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