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单词 unscramble
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unscramble

[ uhn-skram-buhl ]
/ ʌnˈskræm bəl /
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verb (used with object), un·scram·bled, un·scram·bling.

to bring out of a scrambled condition; reduce to order or intelligibility.
Also descramble. to make (a scrambled radio or telephonic message) comprehensible by systematically tuning the receiver to the frequencies used in transmission.Compare decode (def. 2).

Origin of unscramble

First recorded in 1915–20; un-2 + scramble

Words nearby unscramble

unscathed, unscented, unscheduled, unschooled, unscientific, unscramble, unscrambler, unscratched, unscreened, unscrew, unscripted
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Example sentences from the Web for unscramble

  • But, with every quarter that passes, it's harder to unscramble the egg.

    Worse Than Enron?|Nomi Prins|December 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST
  • In the Pentagon it takes days to unscramble a received broadcast such as Betsy receives!

    The Machine That Saved The World|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • "These two'll unscramble that broadcast," said Sergeant Bellews, with tranquil confidence.

    The Machine That Saved The World|William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • The disadvantage, soon manifest, was that no plan had been devised to unscramble the reports from the various tanks.

    Greener Than You Think|Ward Moore

British Dictionary definitions for unscramble

unscramble
/ (ʌnˈskræmbəl) /

verb (tr)

to resolve from confusion or disorderliness
to restore (a scrambled message) to an intelligible form

Derived forms of unscramble

unscrambler, noun
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