untangle

Word family verbuntangleadjectiveuntangled

un·tan·gle /ˌʌnˈtæŋɡəl/ verb [transitiveT]

1. MIX#to separate pieces of string, wire etc that are twisted together 解开〔绳、线等〕的结

2 COMPLICATED#to make something less complicated 理顺，整理〔某物〕

The research attempts to untangle some of these issues.

这项研究试图理清其中的一些问题。

Examples from the Corpus

untangle• They're trying to untangle a snarl-up in editing.• And he lacked the equipment with which to untangle an immensely complex jealousy.• As the creator of the software, it has a leg up in figuring out how to untangle it.• I sorted the orange nylon lines out and did some tying, untangling line from line, knot from knot.• Firemen eventually managed to untangle the frightened child from the bars by prising them apart.• Robin Penfold untangles this intricate £500 million business.

单词	untangle
释义	untangle Word family verbuntangleadjectiveuntangled un·tan·gle /ˌʌnˈtæŋɡəl/ verb [transitiveT] 1. MIX#to separate pieces of string, wire etc that are twisted together 解开〔绳、线等〕的结 2 COMPLICATED#to make something less complicated 理顺，整理〔某物〕 The research attempts to untangle some of these issues. 这项研究试图理清其中的一些问题。 Examples from the Corpus untangle• They're trying to untangle a snarl-up in editing.• And he lacked the equipment with which to untangle an immensely complex jealousy.• As the creator of the software, it has a leg up in figuring out how to untangle it.• I sorted the orange nylon lines out and did some tying, untangling line from line, knot from knot.• Firemen eventually managed to untangle the frightened child from the bars by prising them apart.• Robin Penfold untangles this intricate £500 million business.
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