in AM, use 美国英语用 unraveling, unraveled
- VERB 崩溃;失败
If something such as a plan or system unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail.
- 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。 - 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 you unravel something that is knotted, woven, or knitted, or if it unravels, it becomes one straight piece again or separates into its different threads.
- 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。 - 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 you unravel a mystery or puzzle, or if it unravels, it gradually becomes clearer and you can work out the answer to it.
- 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。 - 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。