Unwind

(verb.) reverse the winding or twisting of; 'unwind a ball of yarn'.

(verb.) separate the tangles of.

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• He had taken a seat at my work-table; he now laid hands on a reel of thread which he proceeded recklessly to unwind. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
• The weight was used to unwind a cord from a barrel. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
• When she began to extricate herself it was by turning round and round, and so unwinding the prickly switch. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Unwinding the latter, she produced a small parcel wrapped in dirty newspaper. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• He unwinds the end of his coil that he wants to take some turns on in his boat, and he takes turns enough on it to secure that it shan't run out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• He unwound the handkerchief and held out his hand. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• I unwound the puttee and while I was doing it I saw there was no need to try and make a tourniquet because he was dead already. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.

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