English-Thai Dictionary

unravel

VI แก้ ออก  แก้ไข  แก้  unwind kae-ok

 

unravel

VT แก้ ออก  แก้ไข  แก้  unwind kae-ok

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNRAVEL

v.t. 1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate threads that are knit.
2. To free; to clear from complication or difficulty.
3. To separate connected or united parts; to throw into disorder.
Nature all unravel'd.
4. To unfold, as the plot or intrigue of a play.

 

UNRAVEL

v.i.To be unfolded; to be disentangled.

 

UNRAVELMENT

n.the development of the plot in a play.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNRAVEL

Un *rav "el, v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- (intensive ) + ravel. ]

 

1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of; as, to unravel a stocking.

 

2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.

 

3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it, and nature all unraveled." Dryden.

 

UNRAVEL

UNRAVEL Un *rav "el, v. i.

 

Defn: To become unraveled, in any sense.

 

UNRAVELMENT

UNRAVELMENT Un *rav "el *ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

unravel

un rav el |ˌənˈravəl ˌənˈrævəl | ▶verb ( unravels, unraveling, unraveled; Brit. unravels, unravelling, unravelled ) [ with obj. ] 1 undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads ). • [ no obj. ] (of twisted, knitted, or woven threads ) become undone: part of the crew neck had unraveled. • unwind (something wrapped around another object ): he unraveled the cellophane from a small cigar. 2 investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling ): they were attempting to unravel the cause of death. • [ no obj. ] begin to fail or collapse: his painstaking diplomacy of the last eight months could quickly unravel.

 

Oxford Dictionary

unravel

un |ravel |ʌnˈrav (ə )l | ▶verb ( unravels, unravelling, unravelled; US unravels, unraveling, unraveled ) [ with obj. ] 1 undo (twisted, knitted, or woven threads ). • [ no obj. ] (of such threads ) become undone: part of the crew neck had unravelled | figurative : his painstaking diplomacy of the last eight months could quickly unravel. 2 investigate and solve or explain (something complicated or puzzling ): they were attempting to unravel the cause of death.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

unravel

unravel verb 1 he unraveled the strands: untangle, disentangle, separate out, unwind, untwist, unsnarl, unthread. ANTONYMS entangle. 2 detectives are trying to unravel the mystery: solve, resolve, clear up, puzzle out, unscramble, get to the bottom of, explain, clarify, make head (s ) or tail (s ) of; figure out, dope out. ANTONYMS complicate. 3 society is starting to unravel: fall apart, fail, collapse, go wrong, deteriorate, go downhill, fray. ANTONYMS succeed.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

unravel

unravel verb 1 he cut the rope and started to unravel its strands: untangle, disentangle, straighten out, separate out, unsnarl, unknot, unwind, untwist, undo, untie, unkink, unjumble. ANTONYMS entangle, tangle. 2 detectives are still trying to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of a wealthy farmer: solve, resolve, work out, clear up, puzzle out, find an answer to, get to the bottom of, explain, elucidate, fathom, decipher, decode, crack, penetrate, untangle, unfold, settle, reveal, clarify, sort out, make head or tail of; informal figure out, suss (out ). ANTONYMS complicate. 3 a society that does not shelter its young is a society starting to unravel: fall apart, come apart (at the seams ), fail, collapse, go wrong. ANTONYMS succeed.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

unravel

ù n r á v el 動詞 (→ravel )他動詞 1 〈もつれた糸 編み物など 〉をほどく, 解く, ほぐす .2 〈難問など 〉を解決する, 解明する .3 〈計画など 〉をだめにする .自動詞 1 〈もつれが 〉解ける, ほどける, ほぐれる .2 〈難問などが 〉解決する, 解明される .3 〈計画などが 〉失敗する .