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unravel sth
She unraveled the mystery.
她解开了这个谜团。
解开（谜团）；查明；弄清
unraveling — present participle of unravel
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
解开（谜团）；查明；弄清
to investigate and solve a mystery, problem, etc.; to make something clear or understandable
She unraveled the mystery.
她解开了这个谜团。
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.
unravel
Base
原形
unravels
3rd person
第三人称单数
unravelling
-ing
现在分词
unravelled
Past
过去式
unravelled
Past participle
过去分词
She unravels the mystery.
她解开谜团。
The thread unravelled quickly.
线很快散开了。
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。
The hem of my coat is starting to unravel.
我外套的下摆开始脱线了。
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。
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。
Not this
The scientist unraveled.
Use this
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。
Not this
She unraveled out the knot.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
Use unraveling naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
及物时意为'解开、阐明'，不及物时意为'散开'
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