ravel

🇬🇧 UK/'rævәl/🇺🇸 US
GREC2

Definitions

v.

To tangle or entangle; to unravel or disentangle threads or fibers

使纠缠;拆开,解开

n.

A loose or unravelled thread; a tangle or complication

散线;纠缠的一团

🧩 Root Breakdown

ravelother
=ravel

Common Collocations

  • 1.ravel out解开,理清
  • 2.[ravel up]缠绕在一起
  • 3.ravel threads拆散线头
  • 4.[ravel apart]散开,脱线

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The old sweater began to ravel at the cuffs after years of wear.

  • 2.

    She carefully raveled the tangled threads to reuse the yarn.

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