unravel sth
She unraveled the mystery.
她解开了这个谜团。
解开（谜团）；查明；弄清
解开（缠结）；使不再缠绕；松开；拆散（织物、线等）；散开；脱线；瓦解；使混乱；崩溃；使(某物)不再纠结或缠绕；解开,理顺。；将(编织或纺织物,如衣物或布料)的线分开。
to investigate and solve a mystery, problem, etc.; to make something clear or understandable
使(某物)不再纠结或缠绕；解开,理顺。
To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle.
将(编织或纺织物,如衣物或布料)的线分开。
To separate the threads of (something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric).
使(某物)的连接或结合部分分开；使陷入混乱；使困惑、迷惑或瓦解。
To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate.
清除(某物)的复杂或困难；调查并解决(谜团、问题等)；解开,展开,弄清。
To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
变得不再纠结或缠绕。
To become no longer ravelled or tangled.
指线:从编织或纺织物(如衣物或布料)上分离；也指编织物:拆成线；散开。
Of threads: to become separated from something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric; also, of something knitted or woven: to separate into threads; to come apart.
指事物:其连接或结合部分被分开；陷入混乱；变得困惑或崩溃。
Of a thing: to have its connected or united parts separated; to be thrown into disorder; to become confused or undone; to collapse.
一般现在时
She unravels the mystery.
她解开谜团。
一般过去时
The thread unravelled quickly.
线很快散开了。
现在完成时
He has unravelled the problem.
他已经解决了问题。
注意：过去式和过去分词双写l。
The child unravelled the whole ball of yarn in just a few minutes.
那个孩子只用几分钟就把整团毛线拆开了。
用法提示：此处为及物动词过去式，表示‘拆开、解开（缠绕的线团）’。
The hem of my coat is starting to unravel.
我外套的下摆开始脱线了。
用法提示：此处为不及物动词，表示‘（织物）散开、脱线’。
You can carefully unravel the tangled necklace chain with a pin.
你可以用一根别针小心地解开缠在一起的项链。
用法提示：此处为及物动词，表示‘解开（缠结）’。
She unraveled the mystery.
她解开了这个谜团。
用于描述物体自然解开或散开。
The sweater began to unravel at the seams.
毛衣的接缝处开始散线了。
表示逐渐变成某种状态。
The treaty unraveled into chaos.
该条约瓦解成一片混乱。
较正式，强调决心和最终解决，常用于矛盾或分歧。
最通用，侧重于找到答案或方法。
侧重于使原本模糊的事物变得清晰，不涉及直接解决。
形象化用法，常指从复杂混乱中理出头绪。
常用于密码、字迹难辨或隐喻难懂的文本。
grammar · medium
易错句子The scientist unraveled.
正确表达The scientist unraveled the mystery.
unravel 作为及物动词表示“阐明”时，必须接宾语；缺少宾语会导致句子意思不完整。
grammar · medium
易错句子She unraveled out the knot.
正确表达She unraveled the knot.
unravel 本身已包含“解开”之意，添加 out 会造成冗余；直接接宾语即可。
针对‘解开’义：使纤维或线缠结
针对‘阐明’义：使问题或情况变得更难理解
unravel 强调通过解开或阐明复杂关系来达到解决，而 solve 多用于明确的问题（如数学题或谜语）
untangle 字面指解开缠绕的物体，unravel 则常用于抽象情况如谜团或阴谋
decipher 指破译密码或难懂的笔迹，unravel 指澄清复杂情节或问题
解开谜团
The detective worked hard to unravel the mystery.
侦探努力解开这个谜团。
查明真相
Journalists often try to unravel the truth behind scandals.
记者们常常试图查明丑闻背后的真相。
拆开毛衣
I accidentally unraveled my sweater while pulling a thread.
我拉一根线时不小心拆开了毛衣。
理清谈话
It took hours to unravel the confusing conversation.
花了几个小时才理清那段混乱的谈话。
揭露阴谋
The spy gradually unraveled the enemy's plot.
间谍逐渐揭露了敌人的阴谋。
解开绳结
He patiently unraveled the knot in the rope.
他耐心地解开了绳子上的结。
un- (反、未) + ravel (解开、纠缠)
与 unravel 常出现在谜团被解开的语境中。
字面义指线，比喻义指解决问题的线索。
unravel 常指向找到问题的答案。
复杂的事物需要 unravel（梳理、解决）。
调查过程往往伴随着 unravel 真相。
揭开谜团
The detective worked hard to unravel the mystery.
侦探努力揭开谜团。
查明真相
It took years to unravel the truth about the accident.
花了多年时间才查明事故的真相。
解决问题
She managed to unravel the complex problem.
她成功解决了这个复杂问题。
解开，解开，世界在旋转
This line is from the opening theme song 'Unravel' by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure for the anime 'Tokyo Ghoul'.
这句歌词出自动漫《东京喰种》的片头曲《Unravel》，由TK from 凛として時雨演唱。
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