unravel
Word family adjectiveunravellednoununravellerunravellingunravelmentverbunravel
un·rav·el /ʌnˈrævəl/ ●○○ verb (unravelled, unravelling British EnglishBrE, unraveled, unraveling American EnglishAmE) 1 [transitiveT]SOLVE/FIND THE ANSWER to understand or explain something that is mysterious or complicated 理解;解释,阐明 Detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding his death. 侦探们仍在试图解开他的死亡之谜。
2. [intransitiveI, transitiveT]SEPARATE if you unravel threads, string etc, or if they unravel, they stop being twisted together 解开,拆散〔缠在一起的线、绳等〕;(使)松开 3 [intransitiveI] if a system, plan, organization etc unravels, it starts to fail 〔系统、计划、组织等〕瓦解,崩溃 SYN fall apart The company started to unravel when two of the directors were arrested. 两名董事被捕以后,公司开始分崩离析。