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单词 uncoil
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Definition of uncoil in English:

uncoil

verbʌnˈkɔɪlˌənˈkɔɪl
  • Straighten or cause to straighten from a coiled or curled position.

    no object the rope uncoiled like a snake
    with object she uncoiled her feather boa
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Suddenly uncoiling, he plunged his arm into it, his 225 pounds of muscle and sinew straining as he groped for something within.
    • When it is uncoiled, the rope takes on its ‘true’ or active shape.
    • Taxa within the group are variously unilocular or multilocular, spherical, tubular or uniserial, and coiled or uncoiled.
    • The knot cannot be unravelled but can uncoil like a snake, start up like the brain-fever-bird that disturbs any chance of rest.
    • Slowly uncoiling underneath the imposing Mount Rotui is the island's single coastline road.
    • Gant's power comes from a compact swing that allows him to uncoil from the legs and waist rather than the arms.
    • He uncoiled a slim rope from his belt, looped it around a rock, and repelled down the wall into the crevice.
    • Continuously land, squat and explode upward as if your body is a giant spring coiling and uncoiling.
    • About six inches in front of her was a massive snake uncoiled and ready to strike.
    • We uncoiled our second rope, a hundred-foot hunk of 11 mm static that John sometimes used to tow his pickup.
    • If your transplant was grown in a container and its roots have become coiled inside the pot, be sure to uncoil and gently spread the roots apart before planting.
    • I uncoiled my legs, and leapt to my feet, at the same time as I jumped forward, dodging further shots as they hit behind me.
    • She coils and uncoils her long black hair as she speaks.
    • Rudely awoken, the snake uncoiled and whipped into the undergrowth.
    • She starts uncoiling the extension cord that attaches the modem to my computer.
    • A tension is created that causes the coiling, intercalating network of matrix molecules to partially uncoil and straighten, restricting polymer motion and causing a more uniform conformation than in the unstrained matrix.
    • Or they may show the swaying effects of snakes as they coil or uncoil.
    • Coil and uncoil - bring your hip back to where it started.
    • I have to transfer my weight as efficiently as possible, coiling and uncoiling my torso to create maximum speed at impact.
    • The great singing actress's face contorts in contradictory directions; the fingers claw palpable holes into the air; the body coils and uncoils; the legs are in overdrive.
    Synonyms
    untwine, disentwine, disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, unwind, unroll, unreel, undo, spread out, unfurl, open, open out, lay out, straighten, straighten out, unkink
 
 

Definition of uncoil in US English:

uncoil

verbˌənˈkoilˌənˈkɔɪl
  • Straighten or cause to straighten from a coiled or curled position.

    no object the rope uncoiled like a snake
    with object she uncoiled her feather boa
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Slowly uncoiling underneath the imposing Mount Rotui is the island's single coastline road.
    • Suddenly uncoiling, he plunged his arm into it, his 225 pounds of muscle and sinew straining as he groped for something within.
    • He uncoiled a slim rope from his belt, looped it around a rock, and repelled down the wall into the crevice.
    • If your transplant was grown in a container and its roots have become coiled inside the pot, be sure to uncoil and gently spread the roots apart before planting.
    • The knot cannot be unravelled but can uncoil like a snake, start up like the brain-fever-bird that disturbs any chance of rest.
    • She coils and uncoils her long black hair as she speaks.
    • Taxa within the group are variously unilocular or multilocular, spherical, tubular or uniserial, and coiled or uncoiled.
    • I have to transfer my weight as efficiently as possible, coiling and uncoiling my torso to create maximum speed at impact.
    • Coil and uncoil - bring your hip back to where it started.
    • We uncoiled our second rope, a hundred-foot hunk of 11 mm static that John sometimes used to tow his pickup.
    • About six inches in front of her was a massive snake uncoiled and ready to strike.
    • Or they may show the swaying effects of snakes as they coil or uncoil.
    • She starts uncoiling the extension cord that attaches the modem to my computer.
    • I uncoiled my legs, and leapt to my feet, at the same time as I jumped forward, dodging further shots as they hit behind me.
    • When it is uncoiled, the rope takes on its ‘true’ or active shape.
    • A tension is created that causes the coiling, intercalating network of matrix molecules to partially uncoil and straighten, restricting polymer motion and causing a more uniform conformation than in the unstrained matrix.
    • Continuously land, squat and explode upward as if your body is a giant spring coiling and uncoiling.
    • The great singing actress's face contorts in contradictory directions; the fingers claw palpable holes into the air; the body coils and uncoils; the legs are in overdrive.
    • Rudely awoken, the snake uncoiled and whipped into the undergrowth.
    • Gant's power comes from a compact swing that allows him to uncoil from the legs and waist rather than the arms.
    Synonyms
    untwine, disentwine, disentangle, unravel, unsnarl, unwind, unroll, unreel, undo, spread out, unfurl, open, open out, lay out, straighten, straighten out, unkink
 
 
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