Word · Frequency #26991
raveling
拆开;解开;使松散
raveling is the present participle of ravel.
To unwind or pull apart (thread, yarn, cloth, a seam, etc.); to unravel or unpick.
注意:该词也有“使缠结”的意思。
- 1.
To entwine or tangle (something) confusedly; to entangle.
使缠绕或纠结;使混乱。
- 2.
Often followed by up: to form (something) out of discrete elements, like weaving fabric from threads; to knit.
常接 up:像用线织布一样将离散元素组合成(某物);编织。
- 3.
To unwind (a reel of thread, a skein of yarn, etc.); to pull apart (cloth, a seam, etc.); to fray, to unpick, to unravel; also, to pull out (a string of yarn, a thread, etc.) from a piece of fabric, or a skein or reel.
解开(线轴、纱团等);拆散(布料、缝线等);磨损、拆线、解开;也指从织物或线团中拉出(线等)。
- 4.
To confuse or perplex (someone or something).
使困惑;使迷惑。
- 5.
In the APL programming language: to reshape (a variable) into a vector.
在APL编程语言中:将(变量)重塑为向量。
- 6.
Often followed by out: of a reel of thread or skein of yarn; or a thread on a reel or a string of yarn in a skein, etc.: to become untwisted or unwound.
常接 out:指线轴或纱团,或线轴上的线、纱团中的线等:解开或松开。
- 7.
Often followed by out: of clothing, fabric, etc.: to become unwoven; to fray, to unravel.
常接 out:指衣物、织物等:变得松散;磨损、解开。
松开;散开;使缠结;使纠结;使困惑;使迷惑;编织;组成;将(变量)重排为向量
In use
The kitten ravelled the ball of yarn into a hopeless tangle.
As she spoke, the complex plot began to ravel before our eyes.
The old sweater is ravelling at the sleeves.
ravel something (to disentangle)
此用法强调解开或理清纠缠之物。
She carefully ravelled the tangled necklace.
她小心地解开了缠在一起的项链。
ravel something (to complicate)
此用法表示使事情复杂化或陷入混乱。
His lies only ravelled the situation further.
他的谎言只会使情况更加混乱。
ravel (intransitive, to come apart)
用作不及物动词时,常指织物或绳索的纤维松散开。
Connections
Collocations
- ravel out
- 拆开;解开(缠绕的东西)
- He carefully raveled out the tangled fishing line.他小心地解开缠在一起的鱼线。
- ravel a seam
- 拆开一条缝线
- She raveled the seam to shorten the dress.她拆开缝线,把连衣裙改短。
- raveled edge
- 磨损散开的边缘
- Trim the raveled edge before sewing.缝纫前先把磨损散开的边修剪一下。
- raveling thread
- 散开的线
- A raveling thread hung from the sleeve.袖子上垂着一根散开的线。
Pop culture & quotes
- Sleep that knits up the raveled sleave of care
- 睡眠将纷乱的忧思线团重新编织好。In Shakespeare's Macbeth, 'raveled' describes tangled, frayed threads of worry; sleep 'knits up' these threads, showing how ravel can mean both tangle and untangle.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一团毛线(ravel):线缠住是 ravel,拉线头拆开也是 ravel;一词兼有“缠”与“解”,别被反义搞晕。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:文学文本、缝纫/纺织、APL编程文档 ravel 的语域随搭配和语境变化:作“缠结/编织”或“使困惑”时多用于书面、文学语境;作“松开、拆散(织物或线)”时比较常见于缝纫/纺织场景;在 APL 编程中指“将变量重塑为向量”,是专业术语。普通对话中,表达这些意思时通常可用 tangle、unravel、fray 等更常见的词。
Grammar Note
及物和不及物用法均有,及物时意为'使纠缠、拆开'等,不及物时意为'散开、解除'。
Pronunciation & Spelling
ravel /ˈrævəl/ 与 travel /ˈtrævəl/、gravel /ˈɡrævəl/、gavel /ˈɡævəl/ 押韵,均含 /ævəl/。注意形近词 rival /ˈraɪvəl/ 和 naval、navel /ˈneɪvəl/ 元音不同,不押韵。
Learn the forms together
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