1580s, "to untangle, disentangle, unwind" (originally with out), also "to entangle, become tangled or confused," from Dutch ravelen "to tangle, fray," rafelen "to unweave," from rafel "frayed thread." The seemingly contradictory senses of this word (ravel and unravel are both synonyms and antonyms) are reconciled by its roots in weaving and sewing: as threads become unwoven, they get tangled.
ravel (n.)
1630s, "a tangle;" 1832, "a broken thread," from ravel (v.).
中文解释
1. Unraveling the Mysteries of the Universe. => 揭开宇宙之谜。2. How to Unravel a Sweater to Recycle Yarn. => 怎么把毛衣拆开并回收毛线。3. Unravel Mysteries.4. The seemingly contradictory senses of this word (ravel and unravel are both synonyms and antonyms) are reconciled by its roots in weaving and sewing: as threads become unwoven, they get tangled.5. The prefix 'un-' is either reversive or intensive, according as ravel is taken to mean 'tangle' or 'untangle'.6. ravel-----"热窝（上的蚂蚁）"---使混乱，使纠缠7. 谐音“乱舞、乱舞哦、乱喔、乱窝”。
实用例句
1. The floor was littered with ravel ( l ) ings.
地板上布满了散线.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
2. The difficulty will soon ravel out.
困难很快就会得到解决.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
3. Our temporary difficulties will soon ravel out.
我们的暂时困难将很快得到解决。
来自辞典例句
4. Don't let the cat ravel that ball of wool up.
别让那只猫把毛线弄乱了.
来自辞典例句
5. Bind the edge of the rug so that it won't ravel.