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。
• It seems important to try to untangle them, in my own mind at least.
  至少在我自己心里设法把它们理清楚似乎很重要。
• If I untangle you, will you please get rid of the corn rose?
  如果我解开你，你会解开这个稻穗头？
• It would probably take years of psychoanalysis to untangle that contradiction, not to mention others too sensitive to name here.
  可能要通过许多年的心理分析才能解开这个迷，更不要说那些因为太敏感而不便在此提及的事。
• 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。
• Officials are trying to untangle the stalled peace talks.
  官员们正试图理顺被中断的和平谈判。
• 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。
• 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。
• Whether you have to untangle any misunderstanding with a friend or sell an important point to a VIP, all the right words will come to you now.
  无论是你要解开与朋友的任何误解还是向一个重要人物出售要点，所有正确的言辞将到你这里来。
• I spent ages trying to untangle the knots in rosie's hair.
  我花了很长时间试图解开罗绮头发上的发结。