单词 | unwind |
释义 | unwindun·wind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp unwound /-ˈwaʊnd/) 1 [intransitiveI]RELAXED to relax and stop feeling anxious 放松,松弛 a beautiful country hotel that is the perfect place to unwind ► see thesaurus at relax 优美的乡村酒店,放松身心的绝佳场所 2 [intransitiveI, transitiveT]FASTEN/DO UP to undo something that has been wrapped around something else, or to become undone after being wrapped around something 解开,展开〔卷起的东西〕 She started to unwind her scarf. 她开始解下围巾。 Examples from the Corpus unwind• After a couple of drinks, Tom began to unwind.• Reading helps me unwind.• Set in spectacular countryside, the Shiga Hotel is the perfect place to unwind.• After this ordeal Tom left him to have a soak and slowly Willie began to unwind.• But how many of us make time to unwind?• The world motorcross champion likes nothing better than unwinding in front of the TV.• Can you spare as little as half an hour each day to unwind or to commune with nature? From Longman Business Dictionary unwindun·wind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ verb (past tensepst and past participlepp unwound /-ˈwaʊnd/)FINANCE 1unwind a long position to sell bonds, shares etc because you think their price will fall Investors decided to unwind their money-losing long-term bond positions, using proceeds to buy short-term securities. 2unwind a short position to obtain the bonds, shares etc that you borrowed to sell, and deliver them When the market rose instead of falling, these speculators rushed to unwind their short positions. —unwinding noun [uncountableU] the unwinding of some long, or overbought, dollar positions |
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