unfold
英 [?n'f??ld]
美[?n'fold]
- vt. 打開；呈現
- vi. 展開；顯露
CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中低頻詞常用詞匯
詞態變化
第三人稱單數:?unfolds;過去式:?unfolded;過去分詞:?unfolded;現在分詞:?unfolding;
英文詞源
- 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.
雙語例句
- 1. The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold.
- 結果取決于條件，還取決于事件的進展。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. to unfold a map
- 展開地圖
來自《權威詞典》
- 3. Buds unfold in the sunshine.
- 花蕾在陽光下開放.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. When the bird lifts off into flight, its wings unfold to an impressive six-foot span.
- 這種鳥起飛時，翼展可達6英尺，很驚人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. The facts started to unfold before them.
- 真相開始在他們面前顯露出來。
來自辭典例句