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单词 unwind
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•wind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/USA pronunciation   v., -wound, -wind•ing. 
  1. to (cause to) be undone or loosened from or as if from a coiled or wound condition;
    untwist: [~ + object]He unwound the coil of electric wire.[no object]The rope began to unwind.
  2. to (cause to) be relieved of tension;
    relax: [no object]needed to unwind after a hard day at work.[~ + object]a little soft music to unwind your frazzled nerves.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
un•wind  (un wīnd′),USA pronunciation v., -wound, -wind•ing. 
v.t. 
  1. to undo or loosen from or as if from a coiled condition:to unwind a rolled bandage; to unwind a coiled rope.
  2. to reduce the tension of;
    relax:to unwind a person with a drink.
  3. to disentangle or disengage;
    untwist:to unwind one's legs from around the stool.

v.i. 
  1. to become unwound.
  2. to become relieved of tension;
    relax:After work we can have a drink and unwind.
  • 1275–1325; Middle English onwinden; see un-2, wind2
un•wind′a•ble, adj. 
un•wind′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
unwind /ʌnˈwaɪnd/ vb ( -winds, -winding, -wound)
  1. to slacken, undo, or unravel or cause to slacken, undo, or unravel
  2. (transitive) to disentangle
  3. to make or become relaxed: he finds it hard to unwind after a busy day at work

unˈwindable adj
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