Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #9469
unraveled
解开(谜团);查明;弄清
unraveled is the past of unravel.
核心释义
to investigate and solve a mystery, problem, etc.; to make something clear or understandable
- 1.
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.
- 2.
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).
- 3.
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.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
变得不再纠结或缠绕。
To become no longer ravelled or tangled.
- 6.
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.
- 7.
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.
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。
用法In use
The child unravelled the whole ball of yarn in just a few minutes.
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.
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.
用法提示:此处为及物动词,表示‘解开(缠结)’。
unravel sth
She unraveled the mystery.
她解开了这个谜团。
sth unravels
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- unravel a mystery
- 解开谜团
- The detective worked hard to unravel the mystery.侦探努力解开这个谜团。
- unravel the truth
- 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。
- unravel a sweater
- 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。
- unravel a conversation
- 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。
- unravel a plot
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象线团缠住(ravel),加否定前缀un-,就是解开(unravel),也引申为阐明难题。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:problem-solving、textiles 该动词的语体取决于具体含义:表示'解决、阐明'时较正式,多用于抽象问题;表示'解开、散开'时较中性,多用于实物。因此整体标记为混合语体。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物时意为'解开、阐明',不及物时意为'散开'
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
Words spelled with -avel (ravel, travel, gravel) rhyme with the stressed syllable of 'unravel' (/rævəl/). Words like label, cancel, panel end in -el but have different vowels or consonant clusters, so they do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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