untangle
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you untangle something that is knotted or has become twisted around something, you undo the knots in it or free it. 解开纠结
He was found desperately trying to untangle several reels of film. 人们发现他正拼命地试图解开纠结的几圈胶片。
2. V-T If you untangle a confused or complicated situation, you make the different things involved clear, or put the situation right. 理清(混乱复杂的情况)
Lawyers and accountants began trying to untangle the complex affairs of the bank. 律师和会计们开始尝试理清银行复杂的事务。
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untangle /ʌnˈtæŋɡəl/ (untangling,untangled,untangles)
剑桥词典
untangle verb [T] (KNOTS)
to remove the knots from an untidy mass of string , wire , etc. and separate the different threads
解开，松开（缠结的线绳、金属线等）
untangle verb [T] (PROBLEM)
to make a complicated subject or problem , or its different parts , clear and able to be understood
整理，理清（复杂问题）
It took years to untangle the legal complexities of the case . 理清该案牵涉到的复杂法律问题花了很多年的时间。 返回 untangle