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。
[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。