unravel

unravel

英
　　美 [ʌn'rævl]

vt. 解開；闡明；解決；拆散
　　vi. 解決；散開

中文詞源：

unravel 解開，松開

un-, 使相反，ravel, 糾纏。

例句：

1. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal.
他的政府由於一起金融醜聞而開始瓦解。

2. A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance.
一位年輕的母親飛抵冰島，要揭開她丈夫失蹤之謎。

3. He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt.
他的手很靈巧，其他人甚至都不敢嘗試的一些難解的繩結或纏在一起的紗線，他都能解開。

4. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
鋪在樓梯上的地毯磨損得很厲害，都快散瞭。

5. So many things to unravel -- to decide.
有那麼多的事情要處理 ---- 要作出決定.