ravel

ravel
(ravelled, ravelling; raveled, raveling)
[with obj.]
  1. (ravel something out)untangle something
    解开…的纠结;理出…的头绪,弄明白;解决;使不再紊乱
    Davy had finished ravelling out his herring net.
    戴维已经解开鲱鱼网的缠结。
    sleep ravelled out the tangles of his mind.
    睡眠使他紊乱的思绪恢复了平静。
  2. confuse or complicate (a question or situation)
    使(问题,情形)混乱,使(问题,情形)错综复杂;使纠缠,使纠结
noun
  1. (rare)a tangle, cluster, or knot
    (罕)纠结;串,丛,簇;结
    a lovely yellow ravel of sunflowers.
    一簇可爱的黄色向日葵。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'entangle, confuse'): probably from Dutch ravelen 'fray out, tangle'
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