"untangle" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 解开
• 理清 (问题)

Definition

把纠缠在一起的东西分开；也指让复杂的问题或情况变得更容易理解或解决。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于形容解开物品（如‘untangle headphones’）或梳理问题（如‘untangle a mystery’）。语气随意，中性。

Examples

Can you untangle these wires for me?

你能帮我**解开**这些电线吗？

It took me an hour to untangle my necklace.

我花了一个小时才把项链**解开**。

She carefully tried to untangle her hair.

她小心地试图**理顺**她的头发。

It took months to untangle the legal mess they were in.

他们花了好几个月才把法律纠纷**理清**。

Sometimes it helps to talk things out so you can untangle your thoughts.

有时候说出来可以帮助你**理清**思路。

Let’s see if we can untangle what really happened here.

让我们看看能否**理清**这里到底发生了什么。