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untangle

释义

untangle

verb transitive

UK /ʌnˈtæŋɡ(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	untangle
he/she/it	untangles
present participle	untangling
past tense	untangled
past participle	untangled

1
to solve a complicated situation or problem
Officials are trying to untangle the stalled peace talks.
Synonyms and related words
To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
cope
overcome
carry off
2
to separate things that are twisted around each other
Cranes were needed to untangle the wrecked coaches.
It took ages to untangle her hair.
Synonyms and related words
To separate something from something else
separate
spread out
divide

untangle

verb transitive

US /ʌnˈtæŋɡ(ə)l/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	untangle
he/she/it	untangles
present participle	untangling
past tense	untangled
past participle	untangled

1
to solve a complicated situation or problem
Officials are trying to untangle the stalled peace talks.
Synonyms and related words
To successfully deal with a problem or difficulty
cope
overcome
carry off
2
to separate things that are twisted around each other
Cranes were needed to untangle the wrecked cars.
It took a long time to untangle her hair.
Synonyms and related words
To separate something from something else
separate
spread out
divide

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