in AM, use 美国英语用 unraveling, unraveled
1 VERB 崩溃；失败 If something such as a plan or system unravels, it breaks up or begins to fail. 崩溃；失败
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His government began to unravel because of a banking scandal. [VERB]
他的政府由于一起金融丑闻而开始瓦解。
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When she returned to America, the marriage unravelled. [VERB]
她回到美国的时候，婚姻破裂了。
SYN break up, fail, collapse, go wrong
2 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. 解开；拆散；（使）松开
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He was good with his hands and could unravel a knot or untangle yarn that others wouldn't even attempt. [VERB noun]
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。
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The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel. [VERB]
铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
SYN undo, separate, disentangle, free
3 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. 揭开；揭示
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A young mother has flown to Iceland to unravel the mystery of her husband's disappearance. [VERB noun]
一位年轻的母亲飞抵冰岛，要揭开她丈夫失踪之谜。
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Gradually, with an intelligent use of flashbacks, Yves' story unravels. [VERB]
通过巧妙运用倒叙手法，伊夫的故事慢慢呈现出来。
SYN solve, explain, work out, resolve
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