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unfurl sth
及物用法，指把卷着或叠着的东西打开。
The demonstrators unfurled a huge banner.
示威者展开了一面巨大的横幅。
展开；打开
unfurled — past of unfurl
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
展开；打开
to unroll, unfold, or spread out (something) from a furled state; to become unrolled, unfolded, or spread out
The demonstrators unfurled a huge banner.
示威者展开了一面巨大的横幅。
可及物也可不及物
展开或释放已卷起之物,通常为帆或旗。
To unroll or release something that had been rolled up, typically a sail or a flag.
推出或首次展示任何事物。
To roll out or debut anything.
通过展开来打开。
To open up by unrolling.
展现；演变；进展。
To turn out or unfold; to evolve; to progress.
unfurl
Base
原形
unfurls
3rd person
第三人称单数
unfurling
-ing
现在分词
unfurled
Past
过去式
unfurled
Past participle
过去分词
The sails unfurl in the wind.
船帆在风中展开。
She unfurled the map on the table.
她在桌子上展开了地图。
The flag has unfurled.
旗帜已经展开了。
作及物或不及物动词，表示展开、打开或展现。
The sailor unfurled the sail as the wind picked up.
水手趁风变大时展开了船帆。
The flag unfurled in the breeze.
旗帜在微风中展开了。
She slowly unfurled the map on the table.
她慢慢地在桌上展开了地图。
及物用法，指把卷着或叠着的东西打开。
The demonstrators unfurled a huge banner.
示威者展开了一面巨大的横幅。
不及物用法，表示某物自行展开，后面不接宾语。
The national flag unfurled in the breeze.
国旗在微风中展开。
Not this
The unfurl of the sails took a few minutes.
Use this
The unfurling of the sails took a few minutes.
unfurl 是动词，不能直接用作名词；这里需要动名词 unfurling 作主语。
Not this
He unfurled his textbook to page ten.
Use this
He opened his textbook to page ten.
unfurl 指展开卷起或收拢的东西（如旗帜、船帆），书本不是卷起的物品，用 open 才自然。
Not this
The flag unfurled by the wind.
Use this
The flag was unfurled by the wind.
unfurl 作不及物动词时不带施动者；要表达“被风吹开”需用被动语态 was unfurled。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
展开旗帜
The soldiers unfurled the flag at the ceremony.
士兵们在仪式上展开了旗帜。
展开船帆
The crew unfurled the sails as the wind picked up.
风起时，船员们展开了船帆。
展开翅膀
The butterfly unfurled its wings in the warm sun.
蝴蝶在温暖的阳光下展开了翅膀。
撑开雨伞
She unfurled her umbrella just before the rain started.
就在下雨前，她撑开了雨伞。
展开横幅
Protesters unfurled a banner reading 'Justice Now'.
抗议者们展开了一条写着“立即公正”的横幅。
Use unfurled naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
记住 furl 是“卷起”，un- 表示相反：把卷着的旗子松开，就是“展开、招展”。想象风吹旗开的样子。
语域：neutral 常见场景：旗帜或帆在风中展开的描写、书面叙事和新闻报道 unfurl 比较书面，多用于正式或文学性描述（如旗帜、帆、地图等展开），日常口语中更常说 open 或 unroll；本条目按中性处理。
All the listed words rhyme with the stressed syllable /fɜːl/ of 'unfurl'. 'furl', 'curl', and 'hurl' share the spelling chunk 'url'; 'furl' is also the exact base word. 'pearl', 'swirl', and 'whirl' rhyme too, despite the different spellings 'earl' and 'irl'. Beware of the lookalike 'furlough' /ˈfɜːləʊ/, which does not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.