unfold

英 [ʌn'fəʊld] 美[ʌn'fold]
  • vt. 打开;呈现
  • vi. 展开;显露

CET6TEM4IELTSGRE考研TOEFL中低频词常用词汇

词态变化


第三人称单数: unfolds;过去式: unfolded;过去分词: unfolded;现在分词: unfolding;

英英释意


1. develop or come to a promising stage;
"Youth blossomed into maturity"
2. open to the view;
"A walk through town will unfold many interesting buildings"
3. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;
"Unfold the newspaper"
"stretch out that piece of cloth"
"extend the TV antenna"
4. spread out or open from a closed or folded state;
"open the map"
"spread your arms"

英文词源


unfold (v.)
Old English unfealdan, "to open or unwrap the folds of," also figuratively, "to disclose, reveal, explain," from un- (2) "opposite of" + fold (v.). Similar formation in Middle Dutch ontvouden, German entfalten. Intransitive sense is attested from late 14c. Related: Unfolded; unfolding.

同义词辨析


unfold, open

这两个动词均有"打开"之意。

unfold: 主要指把原来包好、卷好或叠好的东西再打开。

open: 普通用词,指把原来关起来或盖紧的东西打开。

考试真题


In the 1920s, Swiss psychologist Jean piaget proposed that children's cognitive abilities unfold naturally,like the blooming of a flower, almost independent of what else is happening in their lives.

2015年12月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section A

And so our paying plan unfolded.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(6月) 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Nature seems to unfold to people who watch and wait.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The walk in the morning before I headed to the hospital was a quiet, peaceful time to gather my thoughts or to just be before the day's medical drama unfolded.

2015年高考英语浙江卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

This photo, with the unique beauty that unfolded before me and that woman who "ruined" it, now hangs on a wall in my bedroom.

2017年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

According to many books and articles, New England’s leaders established the basic themes and preoccupations of an unfolding, dominant Puritan tradition in American intellectual life.

出自-2009年考研阅读原文

A few generative rules are then sufficient to unfold the entire fundamental structure of a language, which is why children can learn it so quickly.

出自-2012年考研翻译原文

This long story still unfolds.

出自-2015年考研阅读原文

实用场景例句


to unfold a map
展开地图

牛津词典

She unfolded her arms.
她张开双臂。

牛津词典

The audience watched as the story unfolded before their eyes.
观众注视着剧情逐渐地展开。

牛津词典

She unfolded her tale to us.
她向我们倾吐了她的故事。

牛津词典

The outcome depends on conditions as well as how events unfold...
结果取决于条件,还取决于事件的进展。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

The facts started to unfold before them.
真相开始在他们面前显露出来。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Don's story unfolded as the cruise got under way...
随着航行的开始,唐的故事也随之展开。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Mr Wills unfolds his story with evident enjoyment.
威尔斯先生喜形于色地讲述自己的经历。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

He quickly unfolded the blankets and spread them on the mattress...
他迅速展开毯子,铺在床垫上。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

When the bird lifts off into flight, its wings unfold to an impressive six-foot span.
这种鸟起飞时,翼展可达6英尺,很惊人。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Cultural events will unfold each year, from 2005 to 2008.
  从2005年至2008年,我们每年将定期举办文化活动.

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Such abilities unfold seamlessly in the normal course of development.
读心能力在正常发育中会顺利开展.

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Please think some more about technological determinism and historical inevitability as events unfold.
随着事件的不断展开,请对技术决定主义和历史必然性做更多的思考.

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A new life to unfold before us.
新的生活在你我面前展开.

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As you evolve, the petals unfold to reveal a radiant jewel in the center.
当你进化的时候, 花瓣绽开显现出中心发光的珠宝.

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How did the battle unfold?
战斗是怎么展开的?

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Meanwhile, for Lesley the nightmare continued to unfold as the reality the situation deepened.
与此同时, 对于莱斯利,随着事件真相的不断深入,噩梦也在继续显现.

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Cooperation for the development of the Mekong River valley is about to unfold.
湄公河流域开发合作即将全面展开.

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The weekend to unfold without major planetary aspects, indicating we may be between significant events now.
这个周末没有主要星相的影响, 意味着我们夹在主要事宜之间的时期内.

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Lodged in the heart of this moment is the question of power which time will unfold.
此刻秘而不发的问题是权力,这一问题将由时间揭晓!

辞典例句

Clues unfold to a corrupted government scandal.
种种迹象揭露了一个政府腐败丑闻.

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Unfold it to uncover a treasure chest full of educational activities for baby's experience.
展开它揭示宝藏充分的教育活动为孩子的经验.

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Unfold and glue strip A to B.
展开并将A条粘贴到B条上.

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Our plan could then unfold.
到时候我们的方案就可以实现了.

辞典例句

Even to unfold Mrs. Haffen's dirty newspaper would have seemed degrading.
甚至打开哈芬太太那肮脏的报纸包也似乎会降低身份.

辞典例句

Anew chapter in the history of human rights about to unfold.
章节在人权的历史上重新将展开.

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One of the most startlingly positive phenomena for many generations to unfold around the world.
很多代人以来最令人震惊的乐观现象之一继续在全球不断呈现.

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As the developments of the last 40 years continue to unfold, some patterns are emerging.
由于最近四十年的发展继续在进行, 某些模式正在逐渐地显现出来.

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