untangle
US /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
UK /ʌnˈtæŋ.ɡəl/
1.
解开, 理清
undo or unravel (something tangled)
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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。
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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)
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The detective worked to untangle the complex web of clues.
侦探努力理清复杂的线索网。
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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。