unravelled

英 [ʌnˈrævld]

美 [ʌnˈrævld]

v.  (把缠或织在一起的线)解开，拆散，松开; 解体; 崩溃; 瓦解; 阐释; 说明; 澄清; 变得清楚易懂
unravel的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 unraveling, unraveled


• VERB 崩溃；失败
  If something such as a plan or systemunravels, it breaks up or begins to fail.
  1. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal...
     他的政府由于一起金融丑闻而开始瓦解。
  2. When she returned to America, the marriage unravelled.
     她回到美国的时候，婚姻破裂了。
• V-ERG 解开；拆散；（使）松开
  If youunravelsomething that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if itunravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads.
  1. He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt...
     他的手很灵巧，其他人甚至都不敢尝试的一些难解的绳结或缠在一起的纱线，他都能解开。
  2. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
     铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
• V-ERG 揭开；揭示
  If youunravela mystery or puzzle, or if itunravels, it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it.
  1. A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance...
     一位年轻的母亲飞抵冰岛，要揭开她丈夫失踪之谜。
  2. Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves' story unravels.
     通过巧妙运用倒叙手法，伊夫的故事慢慢呈现出来。

双语例句

• My knitting has unravelled.
  我编织的东西散开了。
• The34-year-old, who has not played competitive golf since his private life spectacularly unravelled at the end of last year, admitted that he was amazed that his fans were still cheering for him.
  去年年底，伍兹的私生活被暴露在公众之下，直至今天，他已有数月没有参加高尔夫球赛了。三十四岁的老虎伍兹表示，粉丝们的追捧让他感到受宠若惊。
• An expert has claimed to have unravelled the mystery behind the world-famous Mona Lisa painting-saying the model was a man and Leonardo da Vinci's lover.
  一位专家宣称自己揭开了世界名画《蒙娜丽莎的微笑》之后的秘密&画中人的原型，不但是个男模，还是达芬奇的情人。
• The child unravelled grandma's knitting.
  这个孩子弄散了奶奶的编织物。
• The 294-page decision by the three-member tribunal panel provides the first detailed account of how the relationship between the partners in China unravelled.
  瑞典仲裁庭的三人仲裁小组作出了篇幅达294页的裁决，这是首份记录双方在华合作关系恶化过程的详尽文件。
• Many German banks filled their balance sheets with asset-backed securities bought with cheap short-term funding in a strategy that unravelled spectacularly when funding dried up last year.
  许多德国银行曾用廉价短期资金购买资产担保证券，以填充其资产负债表，但在去年资金枯竭时，这一战略遭遇惨败。
• It is worrisome, and although it sounds far-fetched, I fear coming into the office one day to discover the whole thing has unravelled.
  这一点令人担忧，虽然这听起来有些牵强，但我怕有一天到办公室后发现事情发生了巨变。
• A joint venture with Alcatel unravelled last year and it announced last week that it would shut most of its TV operations in Europe because of escalating losses.
  由于亏损不断增加，该公司与阿尔卡特成立的合资公司去年解体，并宣布将关闭多数在欧洲的电视机运营业务。
• The riddle as to whether the Wongs were just lucky or illegally armed with inside information will begin to be unravelled on June 18, when the first hearing in the case is due to take place in Manhattan federal court.
  王氏夫妇只是运气好，还是借助内幕信息非法获利，这个谜团将于6月18日开始揭开。届时，此案将在曼哈顿联邦法院首次开庭。
• As talks between the leaders broke down, several months of careful diplomacy were unravelled.
  随着领导人之间变判的破裂，几个月精心的外交努力被破坏了。