unfold

unfold
verb
  1. open or spread out from a folded position
    展开;打开;摊开
    [with obj.]he unfolded the map and laid it out on the table.
    他打开地图把它铺在桌上。
    [no obj.]a Chinese paper flower that unfolds in water.
    一朵在水中盛开的中国纸花。
    ■[with obj.]reveal or disclose (thoughts or information)
    透露;展现(思想,信息)
    Miss Eva unfolded her secret exploits to Mattie.
    埃娃小姐把自己的秘密收获透露给玛蒂。
  2. [no obj.] (of information or a sequence of events) be revealed or disclosed
    (信息,系列事件)被披露;被呈现
    there was a fascinating scene unfolding before me.
    我眼前呈现出一幅迷人景象。
派生
unfoldment
noun
  1. (US).)((美).)
语源
  1. Old English unfealdan (see un-, fold)
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