| 单词 | disentangle |
| 释义 | disentangle (once / 3570 pages) v When you disentangle something, you free it from a snarl or tangle. If you have long hair and pierced ears, you've probably had to disentangle an earring from a curl of hair. Something that becomes tangled or twisted needs someone to disentangle it — you might disentangle your kitten from a length of yarn, or disentangle your jacket from a thorny bush when you're hiking through the woods. You can also disentangle someone figuratively, helping them get out of an uncomfortable or difficult situation. Tangle is at the heart of disentangle, from the fourteenth century word tagilen, "to involve in a difficult situation." WORD FAMILYdisentangle: disentangled, disentanglement, disentangler, disentangles, disentangling+/disentanglement: disentanglements/disentangler: disentanglers/entangle: disentangle, entangled, entanglement, entangles, entangling/entanglement: entanglements/tangle: entangle, tangled, tangles, tangling, untangle/untangle: untangled, untangles, untangling/untangling: untanglings USAGE EXAMPLESDisentangling legitimate grievances from the intolerant aspects of populist protest is no easy matter. The Guardian(Dec 31, 2016) Disentangling every improper influence resulting from special treatment of Trump’s business holdings by foreign states would be impossible. The Guardian(Dec 19, 2016) Britain is disentangling itself from the European Union. Economist(Dec 15, 2016) 1v separate the tangles of Syn|Hypo|Hyper unwind roll out, straighten straighten by unrolling uncoilunwind or untwist undo cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect 2v extricate from entanglement Can you disentangle the cord? Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper straighten out, unsnarl entangle, mat, snarl, tangle twist together or entwine into a confusing mass loosen, tease, tease apart disentangle and raise the fibers of ravel, ravel out, unraveldisentangle order bring order to or into 3v free from involvement or entanglement How can I disentangle myself from her personal affairs? Syn|Hyper disembroil, disinvolve discharge, free free from obligations or duties 4v release from entanglement of difficulty Syn|Hyper disencumber, extricate, untangle disengage, free free or remove obstruction from 5v smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb Syn|Hypo|Hyper comb, comb out sleek down, slick, slick down give a smooth and glossy appearance fluff, teaseruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect groom, neaten care for one's external appearance |
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