untangle sth
及物用法,后面直接接被解开的具体事物,如绳子、电线或头发。
She carefully untangled the necklace chain.
她小心地解开了缠在一起的项链。
解开(缠结)
untangled — past of untangle
理清;弄清;解开缠结或结。;消除混乱或神秘之处。;解开纠结;解开
解开缠结或结。
To remove tangles or knots from.
消除混乱或神秘之处。
To remove confusion or mystery from.
一般现在时
She untangles the knots carefully.
她仔细地解开绳结。
现在进行时
He is untangling the wires right now.
他正在解开电线。
一般过去时
Yesterday, I untangled the necklace chain.
昨天我解开了项链的链子。
She carefully untangled the necklace before putting it on.
她小心地解开项链的缠结,然后把它戴上。
用法提示:「untangled」是动词 untangle 的过去式,表示“解开(缠结)”。
The manager tried to untangle the confusing instructions for the team.
经理试图为团队理清那些令人困惑的指示。
用法提示:「untangle」是动词原形,这里表示“理清、弄清”抽象事物。
Untangling the fishing line took longer than expected.
解开钓鱼线的缠结花的时间比预想的要长。
用法提示:「Untangling」是动名词形式作主语,表示“解开缠结”这个动作。
及物用法,后面直接接被解开的具体事物,如绳子、电线或头发。
She carefully untangled the necklace chain.
她小心地解开了缠在一起的项链。
from 引出原先缠绕住该物的对象,表示把某物从中分离出来。
He untangled the wire from the chair leg.
他把电线从椅子腿上解开。
被动结构强调缠结被解除,不强调施动者。
The cables were finally untangled.
电缆终于被解开了。
grammar · medium
易错句子The cables are still untangle behind the desk.
正确表达The cables are still untangled behind the desk.
“untangle”是动词,不能直接放在 be 动词后作表语;描述处于“已解开、不缠结”的状态要用过去分词“untangled”,它在这里作形容词。汉语动词没有这种形态变化,容易漏掉 -d。
grammar · medium
易错句子She untangled the wire the chair leg.
正确表达She untangled the wire from the chair leg.
“untangle”表示把缠绕的东西从某物上解开时,要用“untangle sth from sth”;“from”引出原来缠住它的东西,不能省略。汉语说“把线从椅腿上解开”,介词“从”对应英语的 from。
grammar · medium
易错句子His shoelaces were tied in a tight bow, so he bent down to untangle them.
正确表达His shoelaces were tied in a tight bow, so he bent down to untie them.
“untangle”指解开缠结、乱结;鞋带打成蝴蝶结是“系住”而非“缠住”,要解开应用“untie”。汉语“解开鞋带”的“解开”不能一律译成 untangle,需区分 untie(松开系好的东西)和 untangle(理开缠绕物)。
untie 指解开系好的结或绑带,对象通常是绳子、鞋带、领带;untangle 指把缠成一团的东西理顺,对象是线、头发、绳索等缠绕物。
unravel 常用于毛线、织物脱线散开,也可用于谜团、计划逐渐明朗或被破坏;untangle 强调主动把缠结的东西分开、把混乱理清,不强调散开的过程。
disentangle 与 untangle 意思最近,但更正式,常与 from 连用表示从缠绕或困境中脱身;日常说理清线团、头发多用 untangle。
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