单词 | disentangle |
释义 | disentangle (dɪsɪntæŋgəl ) Word forms: disentangles , disentangling , disentangled 1. verb If you disentangle a complicated or confused situation, you make it easier to understand or manage to understand it, by clearly recognizing each separate element. In this new book, Harrison brilliantly disentangles complex debates. [VERB noun] It's impossible to disentangle the myth from reality. [VERB noun + from] 2. verb If you disentangle something or someone from an undesirable thing or situation, you separate them from that thing or remove them from that situation. They are looking at ways to disentangle him from this major policy decision. [VERB noun + from] The first thing they must do is disentangle themselves from the past. [VERB noun from noun] Synonyms: free, separate, loose, detach 3. verb If you disentangle something or someone, you separate them from things that are twisted around them, or things that they are twisted or knotted around. She clawed at the bushes to disentangle herself. [VERB pronoun-reflexive] The rope could not be disentangled and had to be cut. [VERB noun] Synonyms: untangle, unravel, untwist, unsnarl |
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