unfold

英 [ʌn'fəʊld] 美 [ʌn'fold]
  • vt. 打开;呈现
  • vi. 展开;显露

英文词源


unfold (v.)
Old English unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also figuratively, "to disclose, reveal, explain," from un- (2) "opposite of" + fold (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontvouden, German entfalten. Intransitive sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unfolded; unfolding.

双语例句


1. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.
结果取决于条件,还取决于事件的进展。

来自柯林斯例句

2. to unfold a map
展开地图

来自《权威词典》

3. Buds unfold in the sunshine.
花蕾在阳光下开放.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. When the bird lifts off into flight, its wings unfold to an impressive six-foot span.
这种鸟起飞时,翼展可达6英尺,很惊人。

来自柯林斯例句

5. The facts started to unfold before them.
真相开始在他们面前显露出来。

来自辞典例句

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