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单词 disentangle
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Definition of disentangle in English:

disentangle

verb dɪsɪnˈtaŋɡ(ə)ldɪsɛnˈtaŋɡ(ə)lˌdɪsənˈtæŋɡ(ə)l
[with object]
  • 1Free (something or someone) from something that they are entangled with.

    ‘I must go,’ she said, disentangling her fingers from Gabriel's
    figurative it was difficult to disentangle fact from fiction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • After disentangling it from around his front sprocket he fought back over the day's remaining test to claim victory.
    • I reached up and disentangled a bright red bra from my hair.
    • I would like to whizz down but I keep getting my hair caught so I have to stop, swearing as I disentangle it.
    • She starts trying to untangle herself, but every time she manages to successfully get some part of her clothing or hair disentangled, something else gets stuck.
    • One by one, he disentangled the fish caught by their gills in his net.
    • As she rises from a low chair at which she has been playing the clavichord, she disentangles the folds in the capacious dress which emphasises her tiny form.
    • I was laughing hysterically as he disentangled himself from it and tackled me in the sand.
    • Growling deep in his throat, he disentangled himself from her hair and rose to his feet quickly.
    • Haul immediately disentangled his rapier from the person's sai with a twist of his hand, and continued their fight.
    • DNA is found in every cell of every living thing, but it is difficult to get it out and disentangle the DNA from the protein inside the cells.
    • ‘The members are greatly helped by the formation of this group as we get a steady income now,’ she says as she triumphantly disentangles the weed from the nets.
    • She screamed, wrenching a sizable twig out of her hair and hurling it at him, after disentangling herself from what must have been the twentieth or so bramble thicket.
    • He threw his arms around her waist, and she placed a hand on his silky hair for a moment before disentangling herself gently.
    • Apologies for the somewhat evident lack of focus, I was trying to decide whether I should take the picture or disentangle the cat from the tree… I did neither successfully!
    • Unfortunately she could not disentangle herself from the rope as the knots were out of reach.
    • Austin stopped moving and slowly disentangled Kyle's sticky little hands from his hair.
    Synonyms
    extricate, extract, free, remove, disengage, untwine, disentwine, release, liberate, loosen, unloose, detach, unfasten, unclasp, disconnect
    1. 1.1 Remove knots or tangles from (wool, rope, or hair)
      Allen was on his knees disentangling a coil of rope
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She giggled and blushed, becoming less frightened and more excited as their hands moved from disentangling her hair to caressing her sensitive skin with their hands.
      • Ava asked, gently disentangling her untamed red hair.
      • That is the process of your work - disentangling the string and reworking it into a meaningful tapestry.
      • Kara reached for the brush and started disentangling her hair, thinking about it.
      Synonyms
      untangle, unravel, remove the knots from, unknot, unsnarl, untwist, unwind, undo, untie, straighten out, smooth out
      comb
      card

Derivatives

  • disentanglement

  • nounˌdɪsɪnˈtaŋɡ(ə)lm(ə)ntˌdɪs(ə)nˈtæŋɡəlmənt
    • That's roughly a year's cash flow, so the disentanglement might have some effect on the career prospects of those who put it together five years ago.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • This disentanglement of politics from religion was made possible by Christianity.
      • The disentanglement of age and size provides a novel context in which to evaluate this hypothesis.
      • Furthermore, studies using dominant genetic markers do not properly allow for the disentanglement between genetic variation within loci and within genotypes.
      • Not every metaphysical picture makes this disentanglement possible, of course.
 
 

Definition of disentangle in US English:

disentangle

verbˌdɪsənˈtæŋɡ(ə)lˌdisənˈtaNGɡ(ə)l
[with object]
  • 1Free (something or someone) from an entanglement; extricate.

    “I must go,” she said, disentangling her fingers from Gabriel's
    figurative it was often difficult to disentangle fact from fiction
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Unfortunately she could not disentangle herself from the rope as the knots were out of reach.
    • Austin stopped moving and slowly disentangled Kyle's sticky little hands from his hair.
    • After disentangling it from around his front sprocket he fought back over the day's remaining test to claim victory.
    • I would like to whizz down but I keep getting my hair caught so I have to stop, swearing as I disentangle it.
    • Apologies for the somewhat evident lack of focus, I was trying to decide whether I should take the picture or disentangle the cat from the tree… I did neither successfully!
    • I reached up and disentangled a bright red bra from my hair.
    • She screamed, wrenching a sizable twig out of her hair and hurling it at him, after disentangling herself from what must have been the twentieth or so bramble thicket.
    • ‘The members are greatly helped by the formation of this group as we get a steady income now,’ she says as she triumphantly disentangles the weed from the nets.
    • Haul immediately disentangled his rapier from the person's sai with a twist of his hand, and continued their fight.
    • As she rises from a low chair at which she has been playing the clavichord, she disentangles the folds in the capacious dress which emphasises her tiny form.
    • Growling deep in his throat, he disentangled himself from her hair and rose to his feet quickly.
    • I was laughing hysterically as he disentangled himself from it and tackled me in the sand.
    • She starts trying to untangle herself, but every time she manages to successfully get some part of her clothing or hair disentangled, something else gets stuck.
    • He threw his arms around her waist, and she placed a hand on his silky hair for a moment before disentangling herself gently.
    • One by one, he disentangled the fish caught by their gills in his net.
    • DNA is found in every cell of every living thing, but it is difficult to get it out and disentangle the DNA from the protein inside the cells.
    Synonyms
    extricate, extract, free, remove, disengage, untwine, disentwine, release, liberate, loosen, unloose, detach, unfasten, unclasp, disconnect
    1. 1.1 Remove knots or tangles from (wool, rope, or hair)
      Allen was on his knees disentangling a coil of rope
      Example sentencesExamples
      • She giggled and blushed, becoming less frightened and more excited as their hands moved from disentangling her hair to caressing her sensitive skin with their hands.
      • Ava asked, gently disentangling her untamed red hair.
      • Kara reached for the brush and started disentangling her hair, thinking about it.
      • That is the process of your work - disentangling the string and reworking it into a meaningful tapestry.
      Synonyms
      untangle, unravel, remove the knots from, unknot, unsnarl, untwist, unwind, undo, untie, straighten out, smooth out
 
 
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