in AM, use 美國英語用 unraveling, unraveled
1 VERB 崩潰;失敗 If something such as a plan or system
unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail.
崩潰;失敗 -
His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal. [VERB]
他的政府由於一起金融醜聞而開始瓦解。
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When she returned to America, the marriage unravelled. [VERB]
她回到美國的時候,婚姻破裂了。
2 V-ERG 解開;拆散;(使)鬆開 If you
unravel something that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if it
unravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads.
解開;拆散;(使)鬆開 -
He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt. [VERB noun]
他的手很靈巧,其他人甚至都不敢嘗試的一些難解的繩結或纏在一起的紗線,他都能解開。
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The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel. [VERB]
鋪在樓梯上的地毯磨損得很厲害,都快散了。
3 V-ERG 揭開;揭示 If you
unravel a mystery or puzzle, or if it
unravels, it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it.
揭開;揭示 -
A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance. [VERB noun]
一位年輕的母親飛抵冰島,要揭開她丈夫失蹤之謎。
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Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves' story unravels. [VERB]
通過巧妙運用倒叙手法,伊夫的故事慢慢呈現出來。
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