unravelling

英 [ʌnˈrævlɪŋ]

美 [ʌnˈrævlɪŋ]

v.  (把缠或织在一起的线)解开，拆散，松开; 解体; 崩溃; 瓦解; 阐释; 说明; 澄清; 变得清楚易懂
unravel的现在分词

复数：unravellings　

BNC.35895

柯林斯词典

in AM, use 美国英语用 unraveling, unraveled


• VERB 崩溃；失败
  If something such as a plan or systemunravels, it breaks up or begins to fail.
  1. His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal...
     他的政府由于一起金融丑闻而开始瓦解。
  2. When she returned to America, the marriage unravelled.
     她回到美国的时候，婚姻破裂了。
• V-ERG 解开；拆散；（使）松开
  If youunravelsomething that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if itunravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads.
  1. 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。
  2. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
     铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
• V-ERG 揭开；揭示
  If youunravela mystery or puzzle, or if itunravels, it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it.
  1. A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance...
     一位年轻的母亲飞抵冰岛，要揭开她丈夫失踪之谜。
  2. Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves' story unravels.
     通过巧妙运用倒叙手法，伊夫的故事慢慢呈现出来。

双语例句

• A week ago Mr Obama faced the spectre of his signature healthcare bill unravelling in the Supreme Court and the defeat of his big trade agenda in the Pacific and the Atlantic.
  一周之前，奥巴马还面临着其标志性的医改法案被最高法院否决，以及分别横跨太平洋和大西洋的两大贸易议程遭遇挫败的幽灵。
• US State Department officials say India's negotiating stance risks unravelling the deal, which gives India unprecedented access to nuclear fuel without requiring it to sign up to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty.
  美国国务院（StateDepartment）官员表示，印度的谈判立场可能会拆散这份协议。这份协议给了印度前所未有的核燃料使用权，而没有要求印度签署核不扩散条约。
• A worry about such unravelling is what drives the German government to want Greece to stay.
  正是担心出现这种状况，才使德国政府想让希腊继续呆下去。
• The eurozone financial market is unravelling: cross-border interbank lending has dried up with banks now collateralising their assets for ECB liquidity.
  欧元区金融市场正在分崩离析：跨境银行间贷款已经干涸，各家银行正以自身资产为担保品从欧洲央行获取流动性。
• Each time, many thought that the American system was unravelling.
  每一次，很多人都认为美国体制完蛋了。
• Yet that business now looks in danger of unravelling in an atmosphere of rancour.
  不过，该业务目前似乎有可能在敌意气氛中解体。
• Sanctions against Ukraine, though, fit a bigger picture of the unravelling of globalisation since the financial crash of 2008.
  然而，对俄罗斯的制裁符合一个更大的格局，那就是2008年爆发金融危机以来全球化的解体。
• This can lead to an unravelling of the consensus for globalisation that has characterised the post-cold war era.
  这会导致后冷战时代特征的出现&全球化共识的瓦解。
• Now, suddenly, it is all unravelling. The media mogul has lost his touch.
  现在，突然之间，一切都化为泡影，这位媒体大亨已跌下了神坛。
• The ability and willingness of banks to compete across borders is unravelling.
  银行在国外竞争的能力与意愿正在消散。