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单词 unwind
释义 un·wind
\“+\ verb
Etymology: Middle English unwinden, from un- (II) + winden to wind
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to free from convolution or cause to uncoil : wind off : unroll
  < unwind a bedroll >
  < unwound her arms from his neck >
  < unwind thread from a spool >
 b. : to free from or as if from a binding or knot : disengage, undo
  < unwind a bandaged arm >
  < unwound himself from his machine only to fall … into an exhausted sleep — W.B.Ready >
  < an awful lot of red tape to unwind — S.E.White >
 c. : to release from tension : relax
  < try to let yourself go … unwind yourself — Claud Cockburn >
2. archaic : to traverse in the opposite direction : retrace
 < unwinding the labyrinth and bringing the hero … to a state of rest — Laurence Sterne >
intransitive verb
1.
 a. : to become uncoiled or disentangled : unfold, unreel
  < the dance record went on and on … as the machine unwound — Millen Brand >
  < the narrative unwinds slowly >
  < a vague, unraveling, final tune like a long unwinding silk cocoon — Vachel Lindsay >
 b. : to throw off restraint : cut loose
  < wanted to be ready to unwind with the race of his life — Time >
2. : to become released from tension : relax
 < this ability to block official worries out of his range of thought … enables him to unwind — Russell Baker >
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