untangle

US /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
UK /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
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1.

解开, 理清

undo or unravel (something tangled)

:
She carefully tried to untangle the knot in her necklace.
她小心翼翼地试图解开项链上的结。
It took a long time to untangle the fishing lines.
解开鱼线花了很多时间。
2.

理清, 解决, 弄清楚

resolve (a complicated or confused situation)

:
The detective worked to untangle the complex web of clues.
侦探努力理清复杂的线索网。
It's hard to untangle all the issues in this dispute.
很难理清这场争端中的所有问题。