Какво означава unravel на английски?

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unravel Значение & определение

0 If a piece of knitted or woven cloth, a knot, or a mass of thread unravels, it separates into a single thread, and if you unravel it, you separate it into a single thread:
- You'd better mend that hole before the whole sweater starts to unravel.
- I had to unravel one of the sleeves because I realized I'd knitted it too small.
1 If you unravel a mysterious, unknown, or complicated subject, you make it known or understood, and if it unravels, it becomes known or understood:
- We have a long way to go before we unravel the secrets of genetics.
2 If a process or achievement that was slow and complicated unravels or is unravelled, it is destroyed:
- As talks between the leaders broke down, several months of careful diplomacy were unravelled.
3 (of woven cloth) to separate into threads, or to separate the fibers of a thread, rope, or cloth:
- [ I ] My sweater is unraveling.
- [ I ] fig. The movie unraveled at the end (= was not complete and satisfying).
4 to solve a crime or explain a mystery:
- You will discover what the title means as you unravel the movie's mysteries.

When fully unspooled, the argument unravels into an infinite regress.
The situational humor that reveals itself as the scene unravels only adds to the commercial's appeal.
Therefore, during this major affective disorder functional and chemical changes in the thalamus could be very subtle and remain to be unraveled.
A border of lace can protect edges from unraveling or wearing down.
If they could only be unraveled, these hierarchies of interlocking affinities might bring order to the realm of chemistry.
He unravels the case in front of her.
The predilection in established forms of leftist media analysis for unravelling hidden agendas has proved incapable of grasping the dynamics of the new situation.
Future research should be aimed towards unravelling this puzzle.