uncoil

🇺🇸 /ˌʌnˈkɔɪl/ 🇬🇧 /ˌʌnˈkɔɪl/
Frequency
Difficulty
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verb
R

To straighten out something that was wound or twisted up.

The rope uncoiled as it was pulled from the box.

translation

v. To straighten out something that was wound or twisted up.

Word Forms

3rd Present uncoils
Past uncoiled
Perfect uncoiled
Progressive uncoiling

Synonyms

uncurl v. 展开 straighten v. 弄直, 挺直 unroll v. 展开 unwind v. 解开, 放松

Antonyms

curve n. 曲线, 曲线球, 意外的难题, 曲线身材 curl v. 使卷曲, 弯曲, 呈曲线移动, 撇嘴 bend v. 倾斜, 弯曲, 弄弯, 转弯 bow v. 鞠躬, 点头, 弯曲, 用弓拉奏 arc n. 圆弧, 弧形, 故事线, 电弧

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