(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。
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
(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
late Middle English (in the sense 'entangle, confuse'): probably from Dutch ravelen 'fray out, tangle'