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

• The auditors will untangle all those records. Establishment of clear audit trails for e-banking transactions.
  查帐员会把所有这些条子进行清理。为电子银行交易建立清晰的核查记录。
• It took ages to untangle her hair.
  梳理她那打结的头发花了很长时间。
• 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。
• The impacts of that tug-of-war on the climate system could be devilishly difficult to untangle.
  气候系统的这种拉锯战的冲击影响可能是极难理清解决的。
• Can you untangle this thread for me? I'm all thumbs today.
  你能帮我解开这条线吗？我今天笨手笨脚的。
• 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 good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt
  他的手很灵巧，其他人甚至都不敢尝试的一些难解的绳结或缠在一起的纱线，他都能解开。
• Some attempts to untangle the question were ingenious.
  一些解决问题的尝试可谓独辟蹊径。
• 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。
• The problem took three hours to untangle.
  这个问题花了3个小时才解决。