Word · CEFR C2 · Frequency #9469
Fully loadedunraveling
解开（谜团）；查明；弄清
unraveling is the present participle of unravel.
to investigate and solve a mystery, problem, etc.; to make something clear or understandable
- 1.
To cause (something) to no longer be ravelled or tangled; to disentangle, to untangle.
使(某物)不再纠结或缠绕；解开,理顺。
- 2.
To separate the threads of (something knitted or woven, such as clothing or fabric).
将(编织或纺织物,如衣物或布料)的线分开。
- 3.
To separate the connected or united parts of (something); to throw (something) into disorder; to confound, to confuse, to disintegrate.
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。
- 4.
To clear (something) from complication or difficulty; to investigate and solve (a mystery, a problem, etc.); to disentangle, to unfold, to work out.
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。
- 5.
To become no longer ravelled or tangled.
变得不再纠结或缠绕。
- 6.
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.
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。
In use
The child unravelled the whole ball of yarn in just a few minutes.
The hem of my coat is starting to unravel.
You can carefully unravel the tangled necklace chain with a pin.
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。
unravel into sth
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。
Connections
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
- 揭露阴谋
- The spy gradually unraveled the enemy's plot.间谍逐渐揭露了敌人的阴谋。
- unravel a knot
Learner notes
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。
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。
Grammar Note
及物时意为'解开、阐明'，不及物时意为'散开'
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.
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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