"ravel" in Chinese (Traditional)
解開拆開
Definition
把線或纏繞物解開、分離,使事情變得清楚。也可以指使某物變得更複雜,但通常指理清或解開。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))
'Ravel' 同時有“解開”和“使複雜”的雙重意思,但主要用於解開或理清纏繞的東西。屬於正式或文學用語,日常會話極少用。'ravel out' 意思是解開。
Examples
It's easy to ravel a sweater if you pull one loose thread.
如果你拉一根鬆的線,很容易把毛衣**解開**。
She tried to ravel the necklace, but the knots were too tight.
她試圖**解開**項鍊,但結實在太緊了。
The mystery began to ravel as we found more clues.
隨著我們找到更多線索,謎團開始被**解開**。
Can you help me ravel out these cables? They're all mixed up.
你能幫我把這些電線**理順**嗎?全都纏在一起了。
His explanation only served to ravel things further.
他的解釋只讓事情變得更**複雜**。
After some work, I managed to ravel the story into something that made sense.
經過一番努力,我終於把故事**理順**成有意義的內容。