Untie
[ʌn'taɪ]
解釋/意思:
(verb.) undo the ties of; 'They untied the prisoner'.
(verb.) cause to become loose; 'undo the shoelace'; 'untie the knot'; 'loosen the necktie'.
卡特編輯--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(v. t.) To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.
(v. t.) To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to unbind.
(v. t.) To resolve; to unfold; to clear.
(v. i.) To become untied or loosed.
埃文編輯
同義詞及近義詞：
v. a. [1]. Loose, loosen, unfasten, unbind, unloose, CAST OFF.[2]. Resolve, solve, clear.
艾米編輯
解釋/意思:
v.t. to loose from being tied: to unbind: to loosen.—adj. Untied′.
校對:鲁珀特
例句/造句/用法:
- Come, said another, let me untie your ugly mask; we are all so tired of looking at the nasty simpering expression of it. 哈裡特·威爾遜. 哈裡特·威爾遜回忆录.
- She conducted me to her own chair, and then began to remove my shawl and untie my bonnet-strings; I begged she would not give herself so much trouble. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- The master horse ordered a sorrel nag, one of his servants, to untie the largest of these animals, and take him into the yard. 喬納森·斯威夫特. 格列佛遊記.
- I shall be down in a quarter of an hour, Sam,' said Mr. Pickwick, untying his nightcap. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- Pooh, pooh, my dear Sir,' said the little man, untying the bundle, and glancing eagerly at Mr. Pickwick out of the corners of his eyes. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- That's the last vun as was issued, Sammy,' replied Mr. Weller, untying his shawl. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- She became suddenly quiet and seated herself, untying her hanging bonnet and laying it down with her shawl. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- Adele seemed scarcely to need the warning--she had already retired to a sofa with her treasure, and was busy untying the cord which secured the lid. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- As he spoke, he drew forth an old cotton handkerchief from his breast; and untying a large knot in one corner, produced a small brown-paper packet. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- Who, untying his tied-up broken head, revealed a head that was whole, and a face that was Sloppy's. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- As she spoke, she untied a band, and the golden stream fell over herself and over the chair, and flowed down to the ground. 查理斯·狄更斯. 我們共同的朋友.
- Robert Jordan slipped out of his jacket, beat the snow from his trousers, and untied his shoes. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- He then sat seriously down to examine a large bundle of old papers, which he had untied and displayed on a table for that purpose. 本傑明·佛蘭克林. 佛蘭克林自傳.
- As she spoke she untied her little velvet bonnet and tossing it away with her long cloak stood looking at him with meditative eyes. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 純真年代.
- They sat me down in a chair, untied my neck-cloth, and brought me some water. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
編輯:利拉