disentangle
UK/dɪsɪn'tæŋg(ə)l/US/.disin'tængl/
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To separate things that are twisted together; to extricate
解开；理清；使摆脱纠缠
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddis-not, apart, away
+
entangleto put into, to cause
=disentangle
dis- (apart) + entangle = "to take apart what was entangled." Stronger and more formal than untangle, and often about freeing oneself from involvement.
Example Sentences
- 1.
She struggled to disentangle herself from the failing company.
- 2.
It's hard to disentangle fact from rumor in this case.