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unfurling

/uhn-furl/US // ʌnˈfɜrl //UK // (ʌnˈfɜːl) //

展开,展开的,展开来,展现

Related Words

unwind松开,放松,松脱,解脱unfold展开,展现,摊开,展现了unroll开卷,展开,展开来,解开unpack拆包,开包,开箱,拆开包装open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的spread扩散,传播,蔓延,铺开develop发展,开发,发展的,发育display展示,展示的,展示的是expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展open up开放,开放的

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to spread or shake out from a furled state, as a sail or a flag; unfold.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become unfurled.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbunroll
Forms: unfurled, unfurls
Synonyms
unfold展开,展现,摊开,展现了unwind松开,放松,松脱,解脱open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的unpack拆包,开包,开箱,拆开包装open up开放,开放的spread out铺开,摊开,铺展,展开
verbspread out
Forms: unfurled, unfurls
Synonyms
unfold展开,展现,摊开,展现了unroll开卷,展开,展开来,解开unwind松开,放松,松脱,解脱develop发展,开发,发展的,发育display展示,展示的,展示的是expand拓展,扩充,扩大,扩展open开放,开放的,开放式,开放式的spread扩散,传播,蔓延,铺开

Examples

  • We imagine her unfurling her cape dramatically as she types: “So, I decided to discover the truth.”

  • The rise in Hamas's fortunes has also meant again unfurling the banner of armed resistance.

  • So they did it manually—unfurling the 164-foot, 220-pound hose and carrying it on their shoulders.

  • Bobby was unfurling some sort of a folded 185 paper which she had drawn from that inexhaustible pocket of hers.

  • When he'd been here three years ago, the first landing on Ganymede had shown a group of men unfurling a German flag.

  • The unfurling of the four-fold screen was always a sure sign that Nellie was taking an infantile illness seriously.

  • Great enthusiasm was shown at the unfurling of a banner on which blocks of stone in an arch typified the fifteen Southern States.

  • Noons were hot, and nights were chill; bird carols were infrequent; chrysanthemums were unfurling their buds.

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