ravel

🇺🇸 /ˈrævl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈrævl/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags RARE
verb
R

to make something more complex or confusing

She spent hours trying to ravel the knot in the yarn.

translation

v. to make something more complex or confusing

Word Forms

3rd Present ravels
Past raveled
Perfect raveled
Progressive raveling

Synonyms

disentangle v. 解开, 解脱, 理顺 untangle v. 解开, 澄清 unwind v. 解开, 放松 unravel v. 解开, 解体, 阐明

Antonyms

lash v. 猛击, 鞭打, 猛烈抨击, 捆紧, 猛烈摆动 tie v. 用绳子或线捆扎东西, 将某物系在另一物上, 用绳子或线打结, 用打结的方式系紧或固定, 连接或关联事物, 限制某人的自由, 在比赛中得分相同, 连接音符 fasten v. 系紧, 关紧, 固定, 附着, 握紧, 凝视 knot n. 结, 发髻, 缠结, 木节, 一小群人, 紧绷感, 节 bind v. 捆绑, 包裹, 团结, 约束, 粘合, 装订, 锁边 wind n. 风, 肠胃气, 气息, 管乐器, 一圈

Similar Words

revel v. 狂欢 gravel n. 碎石 travel v. 旅行, 移动, 完好运送, 广泛成功, 快速移动, 走步违例