untie

🇬🇧 UK/.ʌn'tai/🇺🇸 US
B2

Definitions

v.

To undo a knot or fastening; to release something from being tied or bound.

解开;松开(绳结等)

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
unnot, reversal
+
tieother
=untie

Common Collocations

  • 1.untie a knot解开结
  • 2.untie the ribbon松开绳子
  • 3.untie the rope拆开包装

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She struggled to untie the knot that had been pulled too tight.

  • 2.

    He decided to untie the ribbon and open the gift.

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