释义 |
unfastenun‧fas‧ten /ʌnˈfɑːsən $ -ˈfæsən/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEunfasten |
Present | I, you, we, they | unfasten | | he, she, it | unfastens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | unfastened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have unfastened | | he, she, it | has unfastened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had unfastened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will unfasten | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have unfastened |
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Present | I | am unfastening | | he, she, it | is unfastening | | you, we, they | are unfastening | Past | I, he, she, it | was unfastening | | you, we, they | were unfastening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been unfastening | | he, she, it | has been unfastening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been unfastening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be unfastening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been unfastening |
- Do not unfasten your safety belt until the plane has stopped.
- It was hot in the waiting-room, so I unfastened my coat.
- Jack unfastened his seatbelt and stepped out of the car.
- FitzAlan moved a pace to meet them, his free hand unfastening his cloak.
- He'd discarded his trousers and was unfastening his shirt when she realised she was staring.
- He sat her down and began to unfasten her coat.
- I went up to my room and began unfastening my black skirt.
- Ripping off her Englishness and casting it aside was as easy as unfastening the collar of her dress.
- She flinched once, then started to obey, unfastening the ties at the neck of her gown with shaking fingers.
- She watched him unfasten his belt, and drop his trousers.
► unfasten to open the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc: · It was hot in the waiting-room, so I unfastened my coat.· Please do not unfasten your seat belt while the vehicle is in motion. ► undo to unfasten clothes or unfasten buttons, zips etc on clothes: · My fingers were so cold that I couldn’t undo the buttons. ► untie to unfasten the knot that fastens shoes, a tie, a scarf etc: · He untied his shoes and kicked them off. ► unbutton to unfasten the buttons on a piece of clothing: · She slowly unbuttoned her blouse. ► unzip to unfasten clothes, bags etc by unfastening a zip: · She unzipped the case and took out a thick file. ► loosen to unfasten clothes a little, but not completely, in order to make yourself more comfortable: · Carter took off his jacket and loosened his tie. ► open to unfasten a bag, box, or other container: · ‘Could you open your bag, please?’ said the security guard. to fasten something► fasten to join together the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc, so that it is closed: · Fasten your coat - it's cold outside.· He fastened the bracelet for her.· Ella fastened her blouse with shaking fingers. ► button/button up to fasten the buttons on a piece of clothing: · He began buttoning his shirt and putting on his tie.· Stone buttoned up his heavy jacket.button something up/button up something: · She buttoned her cardigan up all the way to her neck.· I adjusted my tie and buttoned up my coat. ► zip up also zip especially American to fasten clothes, bags etc with a zip: · I can't zip up these jeans - they're too tight.· Can you zip my dress for me?zip something up: · She took some money out of her purse and quickly zipped it up again.zip up something: · Roger zipped up the battered black case he carried his guitar in. ► do up British especially spoken to fasten clothes, or the buttons, zips etc on clothes: do up something: · Come on then, do up your coat and let's go.· When I walked into the room, Allen was doing up his trousers.do something up: · I can't do this zip up - it's stuck.· Are your shoelaces done up properly? ► tie to fasten something by making a knot: · She tied a scarf around her neck.· Do you know how to tie a bow tie? ► buckle up also buckle American to fasten your seatbelt in a car: · Eighty percent of motorists now buckle up, studies show. · Nancy got behind the wheel and buckled up.· The new law will require passengers in the rear seats of automobiles to buckle their seatbelts. to unfasten something► unfasten to open the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc: · It was hot in the waiting-room, so I unfastened my coat.· Jack unfastened his seatbelt and stepped out of the car. ► undo to unfasten clothes or unfasten buttons, zips etc on clothes: · My fingers were so cold that I couldn't undo the buttons.· Rosie undid her necklace and put it on the bedside table. ► unbutton to unfasten the buttons on a piece of clothing: · She slowly unbuttoned her blouse.· Father Poole began to unbutton his overcoat. ► unzip to unfasten clothes, bags etc by unfastening a zip: · She unzipped the case and took out a thick file.· He unzipped his jacket and flung it on a chair. ► untie to unfasten the knot that fastens shoes, a tie, a scarf etc: · He untied his right shoe first.· Amy untied her apron and folded it neatly. ► loosen to unfasten clothes a little in order to make yourself more comfortable: · I'd eaten so much that I had to loosen my belt.· Carter took off his jacket and loosened his tie. ► open a shirt, bag etc that is open is not fastened: · It was very hot and the men had their shirts open to the waist.· Emily realised that her handbag was open and her money gone.come open (=become open accidentally): · Her blouse came open in front of a nationwide TV audience! ► unfasten a button· Can you unfasten this button for me? nounfastenerverbfasten ≠ unfasten to undo something such as a button, belt, rope etc: He unfastened the top button of his shirt.► see thesaurus at openTHESAURUSunfasten to open the two sides of a piece of clothing, bag, belt etc: · It was hot in the waiting-room, so I unfastened my coat.· Please do not unfasten your seat belt while the vehicle is in motion.undo to unfasten clothes or unfasten buttons, zips etc on clothes: · My fingers were so cold that I couldn’t undo the buttons.untie to unfasten the knot that fastens shoes, a tie, a scarf etc: · He untied his shoes and kicked them off.unbutton to unfasten the buttons on a piece of clothing: · She slowly unbuttoned her blouse.unzip to unfasten clothes, bags etc by unfastening a zip: · She unzipped the case and took out a thick file.loosen to unfasten clothes a little, but not completely, in order to make yourself more comfortable: · Carter took off his jacket and loosened his tie.open to unfasten a bag, box, or other container: · ‘Could you open your bag, please?’ said the security guard. |