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单词 untwine
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Definition of untwine in English:

untwine

verb ʌnˈtwʌɪnˌənˈtwaɪn
  • Make or become unwound or untwisted.

    with object Robyn untwined her fingers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • She untwined the blanket from her legs and got up, walking to the washroom.
    • He set me down gently on my bed and untwined my arms from around his neck.
    • I looked up at him to ask him to untwine his arms.
    • Hydrogen bonds are the perfect strength to hold DNA together under most situations, but are weak enough to form and break readily to enable DNA to untwine for replication.
    • Only then could I reach the tangle, which I simply untwined before sliding down the rope to the deck.
    Synonyms
    untwist, disentwine, disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, unwind, unroll, uncoil, unreel, undo, spread out, unfurl, open (out), lay out, straighten (out), unkink
    Nautical unlay
 
 

Definition of untwine in US English:

untwine

verbˌənˈtwīnˌənˈtwaɪn
  • Make or become unwound or untwisted.

    with object Robyn untwined her fingers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He set me down gently on my bed and untwined my arms from around his neck.
    • Only then could I reach the tangle, which I simply untwined before sliding down the rope to the deck.
    • She untwined the blanket from her legs and got up, walking to the washroom.
    • I looked up at him to ask him to untwine his arms.
    • Hydrogen bonds are the perfect strength to hold DNA together under most situations, but are weak enough to form and break readily to enable DNA to untwine for replication.
    Synonyms
    untwist, disentwine, disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, unwind, unroll, uncoil, unreel, undo, spread out, unfurl, open, open out, lay out, straighten, straighten out, unkink
 
 
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