undo
verb[T]
uk/ʌnˈduː/us/ʌnˈduː/present participleundoing|past tenseundid|past participleundoneundoverb[T](UNFASTEN)
B2
tounfastensomething that isfastenedortied:
解开;打开;拆开Can someonehelpme to undo myseatbelt?有人能帮我解开安全带吗?
- I undid thebuttonson myblouse.
- He hadeatenso much that he had to undo hisbeltacoupleofnotches.
- He had undone thebuttonsof hisshirt,exposinganunsightlyexpanseofwhiteflesh.
- If thecurtainsare tooshortyou could undo thehemto make them abitlonger.
- Hegentlybeganto undo thezipat the back of herdress.
Unfastening and opening
- breaker
- gape
- let/setsomethinglooseidiom
- loose
- loosen
- loosenyourgripidiom
- shut(someone)up
- steam
- tease
- teasesomethingout
- the earth/ground/floor opensidiom
- throw
- unbuckle
- unbutton
- unfold
- unlock
- unpick
- unplug
- unroll
- unscrew
undoverb[T](REMOVE EFFECTS)
B2
toremovethe good orbadeffectsof anactionor severalactions:
消除,抵消(行为的效果)I did a reallytoughaerobicsclassand then went out fordinnerand undid(all) the goodwork!我上了一堂活动量很大的有氧健身课, 然后出去吃饭,结果所有的锻炼都白做了!
It's verydifficultto undothedamagethat'scausedbyinadequateparentingin a child's earlyyears.孩子年幼时缺少父母关爱所造成的不良后果很难消除。
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- annihilation
- apocalypse
- bash
- bash through (something)
- be sacrificed on the altar ofsomethingidiom
- fall in
- in piecesidiom
- indestructibility
- killsomethingoff
- kill the goose that lays the golden eggidiom
- sacrifice
- self-destruct
- self-devouring
- shred
- sink
- smash
- stave
- stavesomethingin
- tear