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单词 unravel
释义
unravel
verb
uk
/ʌnˈræv.əl/us
/ʌnˈræv.əl/
-ll-orUSusually-l-

unravelverb(CLOTH)

[IorT]
If apieceofknittedorwovencloth, aknot, or amassofthreadunravels, itseparatesinto asinglethread, and if you unravel it, youseparateit into asinglethread:
（把布、结或线团）解开；拆散
You'dbettermendthatholebefore thewholesweaterstartsto unravel.你最好把那个洞补上，免得整件毛衣脱线。
I had to unravel one of thesleevesbecause IrealizedI'dknittedit toosmall.我不得不拆掉一只袖子，因为我发现它织得太小了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Knitting & sewing
  • appliqué
  • appliquéd
  • Aran
  • Bargello
  • baste
  • haberdashery
  • handknit
  • handknitted
  • hank
  • hem
  • quilting
  • reknit
  • resew
  • rib
  • runsomethingup
  • running stitch
  • sampler
  • seam
  • sew
  • stitch
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Separating and dividing

unravelverb(SUBJECT)

[IorT]
If you unravel amysterious,unknown, orcomplicatedsubject, you make itknownorunderstood, and if it unravels, itbecomesknownorunderstood:
揭开，弄清，阐明（谜团或复杂问题）；被澄清；被解决
We have alongway to go before we unravel thesecretsofgenetics.在揭开遗传学之谜前，我们还有很长的路要走。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Revealing secrets & becoming known
  • (the) word is/gets outidiom
  • anti-secrecy
  • backchannel
  • bare
  • blowsomeone'scoveridiom
  • blow/take the lid offsomethingidiom
  • break
  • declassify
  • hold
  • leakage
  • Queen's evidence
  • rat
  • rat onsomeone/something
  • reintroduce
  • revealingly
  • revelatory
  • state's evidence
  • tip
  • transpire
  • unload
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unravelverb(PROCESS)

[I,Tusually passive]
If aprocessorachievementthat wasslowandcomplicatedunravels or is unravelled, it isdestroyed:
破坏（成就等）
Astalksbetween theleadersbrokedown, severalmonthsofcarefuldiplomacywere 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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Destroying and demolishing
  • annihilate
  • annihilation
  • apocalypse
  • bash
  • bash through (something)
  • be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
  • fall in
  • in piecesidiom
  • indestructibility
  • killsomethingoff
  • kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
  • sacrifice
  • self-destruct
  • self-devouring
  • shred
  • sink
  • smash
  • stave
  • stavesomethingin
  • tear
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(Definition ofunravelfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

unravel| American Dictionary

unravel
verb
us
/ʌnˈræv·əl/
-l-|-ll-

unravelverb(SEPARATE)

[I/T]
(ofwovencloth) toseparateintothreads, or toseparatethefibersof athread,rope, orcloth:
[I]Mysweateris unraveling.
[I]fig.Themovieunraveled at the end(= was notcompleteandsatisfying).

unravelverb(SOLVE)

[T]
tosolveacrimeorexplainamystery:
You willdiscoverwhat thetitlemeansas you unravel the movie'smysteries.
(Definition ofunravelfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunravel

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His mutagenesis work once again proved valuable in unravelling a biological phenomenon.
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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.
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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.
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Recent studies of his diplomacy embroider the enigma rather than unravelling it.
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In this way the multi-factorial relations underlying certain diseases may be unravelled potentially identifying therapeutical targets.
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The order of these lists is not important, but duplications do matter; for example, 'peptet' can be unravelled into two copies of 'pet'.
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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.
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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.
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Ultimately, efforts in unravelling the molecular biology of hepatic fibrosis will lead to successful antifibrotic therapy.
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Such investigation could contribute immensely to unravelling the pathogenesis of preeclampsia.
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Perhaps we are entering a time when this great mystery of identity may be unravelled: there are already some indications of progress.
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Ultimately the main question in this superbly written study is that of unravelling meaning.
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One arrives at this conjecture by unravelling the meaning that such a statement must have for an intuitionist.
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The strength of the book lies in the enthusiasm with which the author unravels the intertwined strands of gender and politics.
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By the early twentieth century, this more protective posture towards dancing girls unraveled.
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