untangle

英 [ˌʌnˈtæŋɡl]

美 [ˌʌnˈtæŋɡl]

v.  解开，松开(结子等); 整理; 理清

现在分词：untangling　第三人称单数：untangles　过去式：untangled　过去分词：untangled　

BNC.32632 / COCA.18840

牛津词典

verb

• 解开，松开（结子等）
  to undo string, hair, wire, etc. that has become twisted or has knots in it
• 整理；理清
  to make sth that is complicated or confusing easier to deal with or understand

柯林斯词典

• VERB 解开，解松（绳结）
  If youuntanglesomething that is knotted or has become twisted around something, you undo the knots in it or free it.
  1. He was found desperately trying to untangle several reels of film.
     他被撞见拼命想要解开几盘缠在一起的胶卷。
  2. ...a light, non-sticky mousse which untangles hair and adds brilliant shine.
     一种能理顺头发、增加其光泽的轻柔、无黏性的摩丝
• VERB 排解，解决，处理（混乱或复杂的局面）
  f youuntanglea confused or complicated situation, you make the different things involved clear, or put the situation right.
  1. Lawyers and accountants began trying to untangle the complex affairs of the bank...
     律师和会计师开始着手梳理这家银行复杂的事务。
  2. The problem took three hours to untangle.
     这个问题花了3个小时才解决。

英英释义

verb

• become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers or threads of
  1. unravel the thread
  Synonym:unravelunknotunscrambleunpick
• release from entanglement of difficulty
  1. I cannot extricate myself from this task
  Synonym:extricatedisentangledisencumber

双语例句

• It took ages to untangle her hair.
  梳理她那打结的头发花了很长时间。
• Use a wide-toothed comb rather than a brush to untangle hair.
  使用宽齿的梳子梳头，而不是刷子。
• Some attempts to untangle the question were ingenious.
  一些解决问题的尝试可谓独辟蹊径。
• Untangle knitting wool, electric flex.
  解开缠结的毛线、电线。
• And, if you do need to do an urgent system recovery, you don't want to lose precious time finding large enough disks to restore to and then have to untangle data file systems from your mksysb backup.
  而且，如果您的确需要进行紧急系统恢复，也不想将宝贵的时间都浪费在寻找系统恢复所需的足够磁盘空间以及再在mksysb备份中清理数据文件系统的过程。
• Such reform would untangle the web that led to government intervention and the creation of the untenable paradigm of "too interconnected to fail".
  这些改革将清理这样的一个网络该网络导致了政府干预，也造就了站不住脚的“相互关系过于紧密，以至于不能破产”模式。
• You must untangle yourself, still all other voices, and go to the deepest place within to know what's important and urgent in your unique and singular life.
  你必须解脱出来，让一切别的声音安静，去到内心最深处发现什么是在你独特、唯一的生命中即重要又紧急。
• For the lost: this is the world, this is the European continent and this is the place we have to untangle.
  给那些不认地图的：这是世界，这是欧洲，这里就是让我们纠结的地方。
• He's forced to untangle a complex web of financial dealings
  他被迫去理清一堆错综复杂的金融交易。
• He was found desperately trying to untangle several reels of film.
  他被撞见拼命想要解开几盘缠在一起的胶卷。