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单词 unfurling
释义

unfurl

verb

un·​furl ˌən-ˈfər(-ə)l How to pronounce unfurl (audio)
unfurled; unfurling; unfurls

transitive verb

: to release from a furled state

intransitive verb

: to open out from or as if from a furled state : unfold

Synonyms

  • expand
  • extend
  • fan (out)
  • flare (out)
  • open
  • outspread
  • outstretch
  • spread (out)
  • stretch (out)
  • unfold
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Example Sentences

after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other
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Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

unfurl

verb

un·​furl ˌən-ˈfərl How to pronounce unfurl (audio)
unfurled; unfurling
: to open out from a rolled or folded state
unfurl a flag

unfurling

verb

present participle of unfurl
as in unfolding
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area after the protestors had unfurled their banner, it stretched from one side of the visitors' gallery to the other

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • unfolding
  • expanding
  • opening
  • extending
  • outstretching
  • outspreading
  • spreading (out)
  • stretching (out)
  • flaring (out)
  • overspreading
  • fanning (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • folding
  • closing
  • contracting
  • reducing
  • compressing
  • condensing
  • compacting
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