unwind
- 英式英标[,ʌn\'waɪnd]
- 美式音标[ʌn\'waɪnd]
vt. 放松；解开；[计] 展开
vi. 放松；解开；松开
中文词源
unwind 解开
un-, 使相反，wind, 缠绕。
英文词源
- unwind (v.)
- early 14c., "to undo" (a bandage, wrapping, etc.), from un- (2) "opposite of" + wind (v.1). Similar formation in Old English unwindan "unveil, uncover," Dutch ontwinden, Old High German intwindan. Reflexive sense is recorded from 1740; figurative sense of "to release oneself from tensions, to relax" is by 1938. Related: Unwound; unwinding.
实用例句
- 1. It helps them to unwind after a busy day at work.
- 这有助于他们忙碌一天后放松自己。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. to unwind a ball of string
- 解开一团绳
来自《权威词典》
- 3. A glass of beer before dinner helped him unwind.
- 饭前喝一杯啤酒使他轻松了.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. A person takes a few extra drinks to unwind , to forget, or to sleep.
- 一个人为了消除紧张, 忘记烦恼, 或是催眠,往往额外多喝几杯.
来自辞典例句
- 5. I take classes in yoga to help me unwind.
- 我练习瑜迦功以帮助我放松.
来自口语例句