unravel

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɹævəl/· verb

财经/商业B2

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Chinese meaning

(使shǐ)瓦wǎ解jiě,拆chāi散sàn

使shǐ解jiě开kāi,拆chāi散sàn瓦wǎ解jiě

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贸mào易yì战zhàn正zhèng威wēi胁xié拆chāi散sàn紧jǐn密mì交jiāo织zhī的de汽qì车chē供gōng应yìng链liàn体tǐ系xì

Example

The trade war is threatening to unravel a complex system.

这zhè场chǎng贸mào易yì战zhàn正zhèng威wēi胁xié着zhe拆chāi散sàn一yī套tào复fù杂zá的de体tǐ系xì。

Source: NPR · 11 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó和hé加jiā拿ná大dà的de贸mào易yì战zhàn正zhèng威wēi胁xié拆chāi散sàn两liǎng国guó紧jǐn密mì交jiāo织zhī数shù十shí年nián的de汽qì车chē零líng部bù件jiàn供gōng应yìng链liàn体tǐ系xì。这zhè场chǎng贸mào易yì摩mó擦cā正zhèng让ràng不bù少shǎo汽qì车chē零líng部bù件jiàn制zhì造zào商shāng头tóu疼téng不bù已yǐ。

Roots · etymology

un-(相反)+ ravel;ravel 源自中古荷兰语 ravelen(缠结),约16世纪进入英语

  • un-(表相反动作)+ ravel(缠绕、纠结)

Collocations

  • unravel a system / unravel a plot / begin to unravel

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